Macroinvertebrates that rely on a supply of planktonic larvae for recruitment play a significant role in maintaining produc- tivity in mangrove ecosystems. Thus, identifying the spatial distribution and physiological limitations of invertebrate larval communities within mangroves is important for targeted conservation efforts to maintain population persistence amid the threat of climate change. Here, the role of spatial, lunar, and environmental factors in structuring invertebrate larval com- munities in Ting Kok, the second largest mangrove forest in Hong Kong, was examined. Results indicate that, spatially, invertebrate larval communities were influenced by environmental filtering, habitat type, and the lunar tidal cycle. This indicates the fundamental role of habitat heterogeneity and connectivity for the transport, distribution, and development of crustacean larvae. Larvae of key sesarmids exhibited metabolic depression at water temperatures forecasted to be regularly experienced by the year 2050, according to current climate projections. The impacts of climate change, coupled with habitat destruction and degradation of hydrological connectivity, make larval communities increasingly vulnerable to mass-mortality and displacement. This places ecosystem productivity and functionality at risk through cascading negative effects of recruit- ment limitation. Further focus on this subject will help disentangle the effects of process rates and scales of transport that underlie community assemblages in mangrove systems. Furthermore, identifying physiological bottlenecks of key taxa and habitat provisioning that enhance larval survival will be helpful to prioritize strategies for conservation management in dynamic intertidal settings.

Fine scale environmental variability and physiological tolerance influence invertebrate larval communities from a human-impacted mangrove in Hong Kong / Vorsatz, Lyle Dennis; Porri, Francesca; Pattrick, Paula; Cannicci, Stefano. - In: REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. - ISSN 1436-3798. - ELETTRONICO. - 22:(2022), pp. 117--. [10.1007/s10113-022-01971-7]

Fine scale environmental variability and physiological tolerance influence invertebrate larval communities from a human-impacted mangrove in Hong Kong

Cannicci, Stefano
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2022

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Macroinvertebrates that rely on a supply of planktonic larvae for recruitment play a significant role in maintaining produc- tivity in mangrove ecosystems. Thus, identifying the spatial distribution and physiological limitations of invertebrate larval communities within mangroves is important for targeted conservation efforts to maintain population persistence amid the threat of climate change. Here, the role of spatial, lunar, and environmental factors in structuring invertebrate larval com- munities in Ting Kok, the second largest mangrove forest in Hong Kong, was examined. Results indicate that, spatially, invertebrate larval communities were influenced by environmental filtering, habitat type, and the lunar tidal cycle. This indicates the fundamental role of habitat heterogeneity and connectivity for the transport, distribution, and development of crustacean larvae. Larvae of key sesarmids exhibited metabolic depression at water temperatures forecasted to be regularly experienced by the year 2050, according to current climate projections. The impacts of climate change, coupled with habitat destruction and degradation of hydrological connectivity, make larval communities increasingly vulnerable to mass-mortality and displacement. This places ecosystem productivity and functionality at risk through cascading negative effects of recruit- ment limitation. Further focus on this subject will help disentangle the effects of process rates and scales of transport that underlie community assemblages in mangrove systems. Furthermore, identifying physiological bottlenecks of key taxa and habitat provisioning that enhance larval survival will be helpful to prioritize strategies for conservation management in dynamic intertidal settings.
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Goal 14: Life below water
Vorsatz, Lyle Dennis; Porri, Francesca; Pattrick, Paula; Cannicci, Stefano
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