The term 'bioturbation'is frequently used to describe how living organisms affect the
substratum in which they live. A closer look at the aquatic science literature reveals …

Deforestation results in habitat fragmentation, decreasing diversity, and functional
degradation. For mangroves, no data are available on the impact of deforestation on the …

Human activities introduce significant contamination into aquatic systems that impact
biodiversity and ecosystem function. Many contaminants accumulate, and remediation …

Fiddler crabs are known as “eco-engineers” who maintain habitat health through sediment
bioturbation. They regularly interact with microplastics (MPs) due to their contact with the …

Fiddler crabs occur globally across tropical and subtropical coastal habitats including
mangrove swamps, which are in decline worldwide. The genus has been well-studied in the …

Mangrove ecosystems are acknowledged as a significant carbon reservoir, with a potential
key role as carbon sinks. Little however is known on sediment/soil capacity to store organic …

To assess and analyse accurately their geographical distributions, fiddler crabs (Uca) from
the Atlantic coast of Brazil were studied using field collections, museum specimens and …

The hotspots for mangrove diversity and plastic emissions from rivers overlap in Asia,
however very few studies have investigated anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) pollution in …

Temporal and spatial variations in benthic metabolism and anaerobic carbon oxidation
pathways were assessed in an anthropogenically impacted (Mtoni) and a pristine (Ras …

Coastal wetlands surrounding urban environments provide many important ecosystem
services including protection from coastal erosion, soil carbon sequestration and habitat for …