The mud crab Scylla serrata is a highly exploited species, associated to mangrove
ecosystems in the Indo-West-Pacific. It has a complex life cycle with a dispersing larvae …

Coastal ecosystems such as estuaries, tidal wetlands and shallow coastal waters are often
highly productive and provide important habitats to many recreationally and commercially …

Statistical mixing models have been developed to help ecologists deal with isotope tracer
data and to estimate source contributions in complex systems such as food webs and …

Plant populations are regulated by a diverse assortment of abiotic and biotic factors that
influence seed dispersal and viability, and seedling establishment and growth at the …

Background Effective fisheries management of mobile species relies on robust knowledge of
animal behaviour and habitat-use. Indices of behaviour can be useful for interpreting catch …

Vegetated salt marsh habitats are widely considered critical for supporting many species of
nekton, yet direct evidence of the processes controlling marsh habitat use for most species …

This study evaluates the presence of metal (loid) contamination from shrimp aquaculture
effluent in a nearby mangrove ecosystem in Khung Krabaen Bay (KKB), Thailand. Our …

Despite the widespread use of carbon stable isotopes to distinguish among potential energy
pathways in food webs, their usefulness is limited where potential basal carbon sources are …

Mangroves and salt marshes are considered important habitats for a diversity of fishery and
other species. One of the key presumed values of these systems is their role in fuelling …

The increasing exploitation of mangrove forests, without any sustainable planning, has been
seriously compromising the survival of this ecosystem and of its exclusive resources. Scylla …