کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6363018 | 1315703 | 2009 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Are fiddler crabs potentially useful ecosystem engineers in mangrove wastewater wetlands?
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موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
علوم زمین و سیارات
اقیانوس شناسی
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چکیده انگلیسی
The effect of different organic-rich sewage concentration (0%, 20% and 60% diluted in seawater) and absence or presence of mangrove trees on the survival, bioturbation activities and burrow morphology of fiddler crabs species was assessed. After 6Â months, males of both species always showed higher survival (â¼80%) when compared to females (â¼20%). Crabs inhabiting pristine conditions achieved higher survival (67-87%) than those living in sewage-exposed mesocosms (40-71%). At 60% sewage loading, fiddler crabs processed less sediment (34-46%) during feeding and excavated slightly more sediment (45-80%) than at pristine conditions. While percent volume of the burrow chambers increased (13-66%) at contaminated mesocosms for both vegetation conditions, burrows were shallower (â¼33%) in bare cells loaded with sewage. The results show that fiddler crabs presented moderate mortality levels in these artificial mangrove wetlands, but mainly in sewage impacted cells. However, they still function as ecosystem engineers through bioturbation activities and burrow construction.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin - Volume 58, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 1694-1703
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin - Volume 58, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 1694-1703
نویسندگان
Gil Penha-Lopes, Fabrizio Bartolini, Samwel Limbu, Stefano Cannicci, Erik Kristensen, José Paula,