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Destruction of coastal ecosystems

Wetlands Australia, 2010
A study of coastal areas from Fraser Island in Queensland to the Coorong in South Australia indicates that the Australian ethic does not include conservation of natural vegetation types nor of landscape beauty. The destructive developments are urban subdivisions down to the high water mark (HWM), clearing of mangroves and the filling in of saltmarshes ...
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Root Traits Predict the Soil Functional Responses of Subtropical Plant Species to Experimental Drought

Ecology and Evolution
Substantial interspecific variation in both drought responses and soil functioning among woody species poses significant challenges for predicting drought impacts on soil functioning in species‐rich tropical and subtropical forests.
Lei Wang, Zewei Zhuang, Zheyang Su, Wenbin Li, Qizhi Wang, Xinfeng Chen, Ruiling Liu, Haoliang Lu, Yuxin Chen   +8 more
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Ecosystem Services as a Common Language for Coastal Ecosystem‐Based Management

Conservation Biology, 2010
Abstract:  Ecosystem‐based management is logistically and politically challenging because ecosystems are inherently complex and management decisions affect a multitude of groups. Coastal ecosystems, which lie at the interface between marine and terrestrial ecosystems and provide an array of ecosystem services to
Granek, Elise F., Polasky, Stephen, Kappel, Carrie V., Reed, Denise J., Stoms, David M., Koch, Evamaria W., Kennedy, Chris J., Cramer, Lori A., Hacker, Sally D., Barbier, Edward B., Aswani, Shankar, Ruckelshaus, Mary, Perillo, Gerardo M.E., Silliman, Brian R., Muthiga, Nyawira, Bael, David, Wolanski, Eric   +16 more
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Chilling damage to mangrove mollusk species by the 2008 cold event in Southern China

Ecosphere, 2016
The frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme cold events are widely regarded as primary constraints on the upper latitudinal limits of mangroves. Little data are available on the consequences of recovery (or lack thereof) of non‐floristic components
Yi Liu, Mao Wang, Wenqing Wang, Haifeng Fu, Changyi Lu   +4 more
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Distribution of fish among Avicennia and Sonneratia microhabitats in a tropical mangrove ecosystem in South China

Ecosphere, 2019
Mangrove structural complexity plays an important role in the way fish using their habitat. However, the effects of structural attributes on fish spatial distribution remain uncertain.
Yamian Zhang, Yipeng Ding, Wenqing Wang, Yuanxi Li, Mao Wang   +4 more
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem in Nordic coastal Ecosystems

, 2018
The report focuses on the Nordic coast since the Nordic countries have this environment in common and it is significant for the historical and economic development of coastal areas.The aim is to highlight the Nordic coastal biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as drivers affecting them and policy options for their conservation and sustainable ...
Berglund, Johnny, Clausen, Preben, Ejdung, Gunilla, Gamfeldt, Lars, Gundersen, Hege, Hammer, Monica, Hancke, Kasper, Hansen, Jørgen L.S., Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina, Häggblom, Maija, Petersen, Anders Højgård, Ilvessalo-Lax, Hannele, Lax, Hans-Göran, Jernberg, Susanna, Kallio, Minna, Kvarnström, Marie, Poulsen, Michael Køie, Lindblad, Cecilia, Magnussen, Kristin, Mustonen, Tero, Mäenpää, Milla, Norling, Pia, Roth, Eva, Roto, Johanna, Skagerfält, Britta, Andersen, Guri Sogn, Svedäng, Henrik, Söderberg, Charlotta, Sørensen, Jan, Vihervaara, Petteri, Vävare, Susanne, Byström, Joakim, Jacobsen, Karl-Otto, Mustonen, Kaisu, Postmyr, Egil   +34 more
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Genomic insights into the endangered white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus)

BMC Genomic Data
Objectives A genome sequence of a threatened species can provide valuable genetic information that is important for improving the conservation strategies.
Haoran Luo, Qingxian Lin, Wenzhen Fang, Xiaolin Chen, Xiaoping Zhou   +4 more
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Biofilms on Plastic Debris and the Microbiome

Microorganisms
Plastic pollution has become a global environmental problem, and the large number of microorganisms attached to plastic debris in the environment has become a hot topic due to their rapid response to pollutants and environmental changes.
Yiqian Qian, Lingfeng Huang, Pei Yan, Xinhong Wang, Yuanrong Luo   +4 more
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Comparison of the coexistence pattern of mangrove macrobenthos between natural and artificial reforestation

Ecology and Evolution
The abandoned pond‐to‐mangrove restoration project provides greater advantages than tidal flats afforestation in restoring mangrove ecosystem services and will be the primary method for mangrove restoration in the future.
Pingping Guo, Yufeng Lin, Yifei Sheng, Xuan Gu, Yijuan Deng, Yamian Zhang, Wenqing Wang, Mao Wang   +7 more
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Microplastics strengthen nitrogen retention by intensifying nitrogen limitation in mangrove ecosystem sediments

Environment International
Mangrove wetlands are hotspots of the global nitrogen (N) cycle and important sinks of microplastics (MPs) due to their ecotone location between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
Zetao Dai, Ning Zhang, Xiao Ma, Feifei Wang, Jiarui Peng, Shengchang Yang, Wenzhi Cao   +6 more
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