Paige P. Klug , Christina L. Belanger , Timothy Dellapenna , Yoonho Jung , Anna M. Mozisek , Zachary Clore , Peng Lin , Wei Xing , Danielle Fehrenbach , J.T. Bowling , Gael Ndi Nkwain
{"title":"Spatial and temporal variation in benthic foraminiferal assemblages record history of human activities within the Matagorda Bay system","authors":"Paige P. Klug , Christina L. Belanger , Timothy Dellapenna , Yoonho Jung , Anna M. Mozisek , Zachary Clore , Peng Lin , Wei Xing , Danielle Fehrenbach , J.T. Bowling , Gael Ndi Nkwain","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109117","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109117","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The spatial variability of estuarine ecosystems poses challenges to ecosystem health assessment and makes remediation efforts costly and time-consuming. Benthic foraminiferal fossils preserved in estuarine sediments record past environmental conditions and can be used to assess spatial variability in ecosystem changes across an estuary through time. Here we use changes in the faunal composition and ecological structure of benthic foraminiferal faunas from 6 sediment cores from estuarine settings surrounding Matagorda Bay, Texas to assess the spatial variability of environmental changes over the last ∼400 years. Since ∼1950 CE, when human populations and industrial activity increased in the region, the richness and evenness of benthic foraminiferal assemblages decreased across the bay. The relative abundance of stress-tolerant taxa, such as <em>Ammonia</em> spp., also increased toward the present at all sites. However, the magnitude of change at each site varies and the specific changes in faunal composition reflect spatial differences in the intensity of environmental changes with sites close to protected areas changing less than sites close to point sources of pollution suggesting that benthic foraminifera can record local changes within a single estuary. However, benthic foraminiferal assemblages became more similar among sites after the intensification of human activities, suggesting increased stress is leading to faunal homogenization across the Matagorda Bay system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109117"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143150304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacopo Giampaoletti , Simone Galli , Maria Flavia Gravina , Paolo Magni , Alice Sbrana
{"title":"To change or not to change: Macrozoobenthic community variation versus persistence in Tortolì lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)","authors":"Jacopo Giampaoletti , Simone Galli , Maria Flavia Gravina , Paolo Magni , Alice Sbrana","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the framework of the complexity of transitional ecosystem dynamics, which strongly drive ecological processes and their effects on communities and ecosystem functioning, the seasonal changes in 2021 of macrobenthic community were analysed at four sites of the Tortolì lagoon (Sardinian, Italy), which were characterised in terms of temperature, salinity, organic matter content of sediment and dissolved oxygen. Two macrobenthic community conditions separated by 20 years, between 2003 and 2021, were also compared. Both the composition of the community in terms of species and the main functional traits, related to the relationship with the sediment, feeding mode and development type, were investigated. The objective was to identify which aspects (species composition/functional species traits) of the benthic community are most responsible for changes on an annual and multi-year scale, and which persist two decades later. The benthic assemblage was extraordinarily rich in species (86 species in 2021 and 124 species in total over the two years). Most of species were typical of coastal sheltered waters and properly marine, while opportunistic and brackish/halolimnobic species were scarce; two alien Isopods (<em>Paracerceis sculpta</em>, <em>Mesanthura</em> sp.) and the new record of Enteropneusta (<em>Glossobalanus minutus</em>) were also reported. Differences between seasons and sampling sites resulted significant sources of variation and marine species mainly contributed to discriminate sites closer to the sea, while the others were especially distributed in the confined sites. The comparison between 2003 and 2021 highlighted that the species richness remained high in the two periods, but significant changes in the species composition of the benthic community, explained in terms of a 50 % species turnover rate. This was attributed to different dispersal modes, which proved that new colonisers arrived in the lagoon from the adjacent marine area by active (via larvae) and passive (adult rafting, human-mediated activities) means. The persistence in terms of functional group composition and diversity of the macrobenthic community after twenty years was also evidenced. The considerable diversification of functional groups in the benthic food web, together with the high level of species richness and taxonomic diversity, is assumed to be indicative of an efficient degree of ecosystem functioning of the Tortolì lagoon 20 years later.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109067"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143150723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ebrahim Al-Qadami , Mohd Adib Mohammad Razi , Mohamad Fahmi Mohamad Ideris , Mahran Mahamud , Syed Muzzamil Hussain Shah , Jaan H. Pu
{"title":"Hydrodynamic insights, environmental assessment, and fisheries study of the Kelantan coastal area: A comprehensive analysis","authors":"Ebrahim Al-Qadami , Mohd Adib Mohammad Razi , Mohamad Fahmi Mohamad Ideris , Mahran Mahamud , Syed Muzzamil Hussain Shah , Jaan H. Pu","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coastal studies are vital for sustainable development, identifying risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities inherent to coastal environments. In this study, current and wave hydrodynamics, fisheries, and environmental conditions along 71 km coastline endangered at South China Sea were investigated. The MOHID Water Hydrodynamic model was employed to simulate current hydrodynamics under three scenarios: pure tide, southwest monsoon, and northeast monsoon, considering spring and neap tide conditions. The Simulating Waves Nearshore module was used to assess wave characteristics. Environmental evaluations were performed covering coastal water quality, mangroves, seagrass, seaweeds, fisheries, and aquacultures. Besides, land use assessment was conducted for the entire coastal stretch. Findings indicated the peak current speed at 0.95 m/s during flood-spring tide and a minimum below 0.15 m/s during low water-neap tide. Wave modeling revealed that the wave heights reached up to 1.5 m during the northeast monsoon and 0.5 m during the southwest monsoon. Water quality was noticed to be “Excellent” for beaches and islands and “Good” for estuaries according to the Malaysian Marine Water Quality index (MMWQI). Finally, fisheries were reported to have an economic impact of around 9.0 million Malaysian Ringgit/year averagely. It is believed that, the outcomes of this study will help to enhance understanding of Kelantan's coastal area, aiding local government efforts to improve the state shoreline and develop effective coastal management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143150727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nour E. Boukortt , Sabine Schmidt , Aubin Thibault de Chanvalon , Christophe Brach-Papa , Joel Knoery , Yoann Le Merrer , Philippe Souchu , Grégoire Maillet , Hélène Fallou , Edouard Metzger
{"title":"Is reducing phosphorus inputs sufficient to reduce hypoxia in estuaries? The example of the Loire estuary","authors":"Nour E. Boukortt , Sabine Schmidt , Aubin Thibault de Chanvalon , Christophe Brach-Papa , Joel Knoery , Yoann Le Merrer , Philippe Souchu , Grégoire Maillet , Hélène Fallou , Edouard Metzger","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coastal deoxygenation is mainly attributed to excessive nutrient and organic matter inputs from anthropogenic activities. However, although mitigation strategies have been implemented to reduce nutrient inputs, the recovery of estuarine systems has often been limited. By examining long-term data from the turbid Loire estuary, which is prone to summer hypoxia, we aimed to understand the influence of these initiatives on nutrient and dissolved oxygen levels. The data showed that despite the reduction of dissolved phosphorus in the inner estuary, summer hypoxia persisted. By integrating high spatial resolution datasets, we identified nutrient sources, particularly ammonium, in the estuarine turbidity maximum zone. Nutrient recycling is likely to maintain summer hypoxia and hinder ecosystem recovery from hypoxia. A comprehensive understanding of estuarine geochemistry and internal nutrient cycling is essential to develop targeted remediation strategies and mitigate the ongoing threat of hypoxia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109110"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143151345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An annotated and illustrated checklist of hermit crabs (Anomura, Paguroidea) in the Canary Islands: A review of historical records and updated ecological data","authors":"Bruno Almón , José A. González , Arthur Telle","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hermit crabs from the Canary Islands have historically been documented through broader inventories or isolated records from research surveys. However, no comprehensive review has evaluated these historical records or updated the ecological information on this group. This study presents an annotated and illustrated checklist of hermit crabs in the Canary Islands, compiling and evaluating historical records and incorporating new information from recent studies, including unpublished data from surveys conducted in the archipelago. The present inventory includes 34 species, allowing for additions and deletions of species from previous compilations, confirmation of the presence of species previously considered probable, and an update of the published bibliography on the group in the region. Additional information on the ecology and bathymetric range is provided and updated according to the most recent knowledge, extending the known depth range for several species in the archipelago, particularly poorly known deep-water ones. The study also classifies each species into biogeographic patterns and provides common names in English and Canary Islands Spanish to popularize the species as a preliminary step towards their knowledge and conservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"315 ","pages":"Article 109156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143372059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renan C. Machado , Maria Cristina S. Cortinhas , Bianca Possamai , Luiz Felipe Cestari Dumont
{"title":"Origin of Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Crustacea: Panopeidae) invasion on the Southwest Atlantic coast","authors":"Renan C. Machado , Maria Cristina S. Cortinhas , Bianca Possamai , Luiz Felipe Cestari Dumont","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exotic species can have large impacts on the communities and ecosystems where they are established. Understanding the invasion routes and the processes that allow the establishment of these exotic species is necessary to minimize their impacts. Genetic tools allow the comprehension of dispersion patterns, which is fundamental to forecasting the propagation of invasive species. The mud crab <em>Rhithropanopeus harrisii</em> is native to North America but has invaded different water bodies around the globe in the past century. To clarify the invasion routes and the population source of the mud crab in Lagoa dos Patos (Brazil), a partial region of CO1 was used and compared to sequences extracted from individuals from Europe and North America. The haplotype diversity found in Brazilian, European, and western North American samples was lower than that in the Gulf of Mexico and eastern North America (native areas). The genetic distances of the 11 analyzed populations were high (Phi-st > 0.8), and the shortest genetic distance was found between southern Brazil and North Carolina (eastern United States). Our results suggest that the population from North Carolina was the source of the Brazilian population, and the ballast water of ships that arrived at Rio Grande Port was likely the vector of this invasion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109099"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143150725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richelle Addicoat , James R. Tweedley , Tom Ryan , Alan Cottingham , David L. Morgan , Kath Lynch , Stephen J. Beatty
{"title":"Determining the fine-scale movement of an estuarine fish through a tidal-exclusion barrier improves the understanding of mass fish mortality risk","authors":"Richelle Addicoat , James R. Tweedley , Tom Ryan , Alan Cottingham , David L. Morgan , Kath Lynch , Stephen J. Beatty","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109085","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109085","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tidal-exclusion barriers have routinely been constructed within estuaries throughout the world to moderate the risk of flooding by marine incursions. These barriers have been shown to impact ecological connectivity, however, their impact on the movement patterns of obligate estuarine fishes is poorly understood. We aimed to determine the environmental drivers of movements through a fish passage gate within a tidal exclusion barrier by the temperate sparid Black Bream (<em>Acanthopagrus butcheri</em>), which occasionally suffers from large-scale mortality events that predominantly occur in the adjacent habitat upstream of the barrier. Fish were fitted with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags and their fine-scale passage was recorded using a monitoring system that acted as a gate at either end of the barrier over 14 months. Hydrological and environmental predictor variables were included in generalised additive mixed models to determine the drivers of upstream and downstream passages through the gate on an hourly and daily basis. Successful upstream and downstream passages were associated with times of minimal flow velocity within the fish gate that occurred when water levels equalised on both sides of the barrier. Downstream passages were also associated with declines in dissolved oxygen concentrations upstream of the barrier; suggesting that fish were seeking to escape poor water quality. However, as passage opportunities to avoid unfavourable conditions were influenced by tides that equalised the water levels, periodic mass fish mortality events can occur upstream of the barrier. As climate change will increase saltwater incursion and storm-related flooding risks, there will be a greater need for tidal exclusion barriers in many regions. This study underscores the need to understand the movement patterns of fishes in estuaries to maintain the connectivity of populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109085"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143150729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial structures that help prevent beach erosion create a sandy beach environment that facilitates the burial of debris","authors":"Daiki Tomojiri , Kosuke Takaya , Yuya Otani , Atsuki Shibata","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109084","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109084","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vast amounts of marine debris continue to flow into the ocean every year, and there is concern about the negative economic, ecological, and aesthetic impacts of the debris. Coastal environments, including sandy beaches, accumulate debris stranded on the surface and buried in the beach substrate. In the Seto Inland Sea region of Japan, where the coast tends to erode, detached breakwaters have been installed as part of efforts to protect the coast, stop beach erosion, and promote sedimentation. Sandy beaches that form behind detached breakwaters tend to accumulate marine debris, and some debris that strands on the beach can become buried. The actual amount and distribution of debris buried on beaches and the mechanism responsible for its burial are unknown. Here, we show that there is considerable debris buried on beaches formed behind detached breakwaters. Much of that debris is buried in the berm after being trapped in the berm scarp and subsequently covered by windblown sand. Our findings demonstrate that detached breakwaters created for coastal protection have resulted in a coastal system that accumulates and buries much marine debris. Studies of the distribution, mechanism of burial, and dynamics of buried debris are still in the development stage, and little is known about the impact of buried debris on the environment and society. Efforts to address these knowledge gaps will be needed in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109084"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143151341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thangadurai Thinesh , Kalyan De , Murugesan Sobanaa , P Sivagurunathan , Peter Sahayariana , Pasiyappazham Ramasamy , Joseph Selvin , Polpass Arul Jose , Anthony J. Bellantuono
{"title":"History of recurrent short- and long-term coral bleaching events in Indian coral reefs: A systematic review of contrasting bleaching patterns, lessons learned, and future directions","authors":"Thangadurai Thinesh , Kalyan De , Murugesan Sobanaa , P Sivagurunathan , Peter Sahayariana , Pasiyappazham Ramasamy , Joseph Selvin , Polpass Arul Jose , Anthony J. Bellantuono","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change has intensified coral bleaching events globally and caused widespread coral mortality; however, bleaching patterns and species susceptibility vary across locations and over time. Understanding these spatial and temporal patterns is vital to predicting the impacts of coral bleaching and guiding conservation efforts. Yet, data on Indian reefs remains limited and fragmented. In this study, we have analyzed 23 years of bleaching episodes on Indian coral reefs (four major reefs and other patch reefs) reported from 1998 to 2020 to understand the geographical footprint of bleaching patterns, species susceptibility differences, and their impact. We found that all four major Indian reef systems (the Gulf of Kachchh, the Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman Islands) have experienced three major bleaching episodes (1998, 2010, and 2016) and multiple short-term bleaching events. Short-term bleaching events (degree heating weeks (DHWs <4 weeks) created differences in species susceptibility, but the disparity among species diminished during long-term bleaching events (DHWs >4 weeks) in all reef sites. <em>Acropora</em>, <em>Porites</em>, <em>Pocillopora</em>, <em>Montipora,</em> and <em>Turninaria</em> in the Gulf of Mannar, <em>Porites</em> and <em>Favia</em> in the Gulf of Kachchh, and <em>Acropora</em> in the Andaman Island and Lakshadweep were the most vulnerable genera during all the bleaching events. In terms of recovery, <em>Porites</em> and other massive forms recovered better than branching forms. We also found a negative correlation between bleaching percentages and DHWs in some reef sites. Furthermore, reported species susceptibility patterns to the 2016 long-term bleaching events in the Gulf of Mannar showed conflicting results among different studies, likely due to one-time surveys conducted during prolonged events. Such surveys overestimate bleaching in heat-tolerant species that persist bleached and miss mortality in sensitive species that die quickly. Although inconsistent data from different study sites hinder the development of robust predictive models, data collected over the past 23 years has been invaluable in revealing patterns of coral community susceptibility and the impacts of bleaching. Our findings underscore the need for repeated surveys to track winners and losers accurately during prolonged bleaching events and the need for systematic and standardized surveys to ensure consistent and comparable datasets for future research and conservation planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"313 ","pages":"Article 109112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143149770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of coastal uplift and subsidence on the mangrove-associated crab community in the Andaman Islands, India","authors":"Mayur Fulmali , Anoop Raj Singh , Nehru Prabakaran","doi":"10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109179","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109179","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake caused vertical ground movements (uplift and subsidence), which had a profound negative impact on the mangrove ecosystem of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Studies post-catastrophe largely delved into estimating the severity of degradation through changes in coastal vegetation cover. However, the implications of coastal uplift (sea level drop-SLD), and coastal subsidence (sea level rise-SLR) on the mangrove crab community remain largely unexplored. Therefore, to understand the impact of SLD and SLR on the diversity and zonation patterns of the mangrove crab community, we surveyed nine mangrove sites across the Andaman Islands representing various uplift (n = 4), subsidence (n = 4) and no-change scenarios (n = 1). We observed 57 distinct crab species in the control site (n = 57) followed by subsided sites (n = 45–54) and uplift sites (n = 20–37). The crab zonation pattern varied between the subsided and uplift habitats, based on their spatial distribution within the intertidal zone. Both, the transgression (towards land) and progression (towards the sea) of the crab community were evident in SLR and SLD scenarios, respectively. The current study serves as an important baseline for the long-term monitoring of mangrove crabs, which would help better understand the ecological response of mangrove crabs to the change in sea levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50497,"journal":{"name":"Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science","volume":"315 ","pages":"Article 109179"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143137961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}