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dc.contributor.authorNagelkerken, I
dc.contributor.authorBlaber, SJM
dc.contributor.authorBouillon, S
dc.contributor.authorGreen, P
dc.contributor.authorHaywood, M
dc.contributor.authorKirton, LG
dc.contributor.authorMeynecke, JO
dc.contributor.authorPawlik, J
dc.contributor.authorPenrose, HM
dc.contributor.authorSasekumar, A
dc.contributor.authorSomerfield, PJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:58:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:58:49Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-09-24T05:52:55Z
dc.identifier.issn0304-3770
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.12.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/25783
dc.description.abstractMangroves are defined by the presence of trees that mainly occur in the intertidal zone, between land and sea, in the (sub) tropics. The intertidal zone is characterised by highly variable environmental factors, such as temperature, sedimentation and tidal currents. The aerial roots of mangroves partly stabilise this environment and provide a substratum on which many species of plants and animals live. Above the water, the mangrove trees and canopy provide important habitat for a wide range of species. These include birds, insects, mammals and reptiles. Below the water, the mangrove roots are overgrown by epibionts such as tunicates, sponges, algae, and bivalves. The soft substratum in the mangroves forms habitat for various infaunal and epifaunal species, while the space between roots provides shelter and food for motile fauna such as prawns, crabs and fishes. Mangrove litter is transformed into detritus, which partly supports the mangrove food web. Plankton, epiphytic algae and microphytobenthos also form an important basis for the mangrove food web. Due to the high abundance of food and shelter, and low predation pressure, mangroves form an ideal habitat for a variety of animal species, during part or all of their life cycles. As such, mangroves may function as nursery habitats for (commercially important) crab, prawn and fish species, and support offshore fish populations and fisheries. Evidence for linkages between mangroves and offshore habitats by animal migrations is still scarce, but highly needed for management and conservation purposes. Here, we firstly reviewed the habitat function of mangroves by common taxa of terrestrial and marine animals. Secondly, we reviewed the literature with regard to the degree of interlinkage between mangroves and adjacent habitats, a research area which has received increasing attention in the last decade. Finally, we reviewed current insights into the degree to which mangrove litter fuels the mangrove food web, since this has been the subject of longstanding debate.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom155
dc.relation.ispartofpageto185
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAquatic Botany
dc.relation.ispartofvolume89
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcosystem function
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPlant biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3108
dc.titleThe habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: A review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMeynecke, Olaf


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