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Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates

Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen Thomas A. Worthington Jonathan R. Gair Emma E. Garnett Nibedita Mukherjee +44 lainnya

Abstrak

Abstract Mangroves are a critical habitat that provide a suite of ecosystem services and support livelihoods. Here we undertook a global analysis to model the density and abundance of 37 commercially important juvenile fish and juvenile and resident invertebrates that are known to extensively use mangroves, by fitting expert-identified drivers of density to fish and invertebrate density data from published field studies. The numerical model predicted high densities throughout parts of Southeast and South Asia, the northern coast of South America, the Red Sea, and the Caribbean and Central America. Application of our model globally estimates that mangroves support an annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates. While abundance at the early life-history stage does not directly equate to potential economic or biomass gains, this estimate indicates the critical role of mangroves globally in supporting fish and fisheries, and further builds the case for their conservation and restoration.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Geology Environmental sciences

Penulis (49)

Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen

Thomas A. Worthington

Jonathan R. Gair

Emma E. Garnett

Nibedita Mukherjee

Kate Longley-Wood

Ivan Nagelkerken

Kátya Abrantes

Octavio Aburto-Oropeza

Alejandro Acosta

Ana Rosa da Rocha Araujo

Ronald Baker

Adam Barnett

Christine M. Beitl

Rayna Benzeev

Justin Brookes

Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo

Ving Ching Chong

Rod M. Connolly

Marília Cunha-Lignon

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

Karen Diele

Patrick G. Dwyer

Daniel A. Friess

Thomas Grove

M. Enamul Hoq

Chantal Huijbers

Neil Hutchinson

Andrew F. Johnson

Ross Johnson

Jon Knight

Uwe Krumme

Baraka Kuguru

Shing Yip Lee

Aaron Savio Lobo

Blandina R. Lugendo

Jan-Olaf Meynecke

Cosmas Nzaka Munga

Andrew D. Olds

Cara L. Parrett

Borja G. Reguero

Patrik Rönnbäck

Anna Safryghin

Marcus Sheaves

Matthew D. Taylor

Jocemar Tomasino Mendonça

Nathan J. Waltham

Matthias Wolff

Mark D. Spalding

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Ermgassen, P.S.E.z., Worthington, T.A., Gair, J.R., Garnett, E.E., Mukherjee, N., Longley-Wood, K. et al. (2025). Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02229-w

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02229-w
Akses: Open Access ✓