Occurrence, bioavailability and toxic effects of trace metals and organic contaminants in mangrove ecosystems: a review

S Bayen - Environment international, 2012 - Elsevier
Although their ecological and socioeconomic importance has received recent attention,
mangrove ecosystems are one of the most threatened tropical environments. Besides direct …

True value of estuarine and coastal nurseries for fish: incorporating complexity and dynamics

M Sheaves, R Baker, I Nagelkerken, RM Connolly - Estuaries and Coasts, 2015 - Springer
Coastal ecosystems, such as estuaries, salt marshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows,
comprise some of the world's most productive and ecologically significant ecosystems …

A review of mangrove and seagrass ecosystems and their linkage to fisheries and fisheries management

P Saenger, D Gartside… - Food and agriculture …, 2013 - researchportal.scu.edu.au
Mangrove and seagrass ecosystems are widespread coastal and estuarine environments
found in tropical and subtropical latitudes. These ecosystems provide habitat, shelter and …

Stable isotope‐based community metrics as a tool to identify patterns in food web structure in east A frican estuaries

KG Abrantes, A Barnett, S Bouillon - Functional ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitative tools to describe biological communities are important for conservation and
ecological management. The analysis of trophic structure can be used to quantitatively …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic distribution among estuarine sedimentary habitats utilized by intertidal crabs

P Vermeiren, K Ikejima, Y Uchida, CC Muñoz - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high accumulation potential of estuaries for plastics, particularly microplastics, poses a
threat to the high societal value and biodiversity they provide. To support a spatially refined …

Trophic transfer of heavy metals through aquatic food web in the largest mangrove reserve of China

R Zheng, Y Liu, Z Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanism of trophic transfer of heavy metal through the aquatic food
web is critical to ecological exposure risk assessments in mangrove ecosystems. Zhanjiang …

Fishes and fisheries in tropical estuaries: the last 10 years

SJM Blaber - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Since 2002 there has been an increase in knowledge of many aspects of the biology and
ecology of tropical estuarine fishes, as well as significant changes to many estuarine …

The relative importance of mangroves and seagrass beds as feeding areas for resident and transient fishes among different mangrove habitats in Florida and Belize …

A Vaslet, DL Phillips, C France, IC Feller… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the western Atlantic region, the contribution of mangrove food sources to fish diets has
been considered of more limited importance than previously expected due to the proximity of …

Importance of mangrove carbon for aquatic food webs in wet–dry tropical estuaries

KG Abrantes, R Johnston, RM Connolly… - Estuaries and …, 2015 - Springer
Mangroves are traditionally considered to provide important nutrition to tropical estuarine
consumers. However, there is still controversy about this, and the extent and importance of …

Trophic ecology of large predatory reef fishes: energy pathways, trophic level, and implications for fisheries in a changing climate

AJ Frisch, M Ireland, R Baker - Marine Biology, 2014 - Springer
Large predatory fishes are disproportionately targeted by reef fisheries, but little is known
about their trophic ecology, which inhibits understanding of community dynamics and the …