Equivalence of trophic structure between a tropical and temperate mangrove ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific

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dc.contributor.authorMazumder, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorSaintilan, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorYusoff, FMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKelleway, JJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-23T02:51:35Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-08-23T02:51:35Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2019-05-22en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-08-18en_AU
dc.description.abstractIn this study we compared ecosystem trophic structure between a tropical mangrove forest at Matang, Malaysia, and a temperate mangrove forest near mangrove poleward limits at Towra Point in south-east Australia. These forests are separated by 8500 km of ocean over 45° of latitude and are of contrasting size, productivity and diversity. However, we observed a marked degree of similarity in food chain length (approximately four trophic levels in both forests), the taxonomy of key intermediate members of the food chain and the isotope signature of primary carbon sources, suggesting a strong contribution of surface organic matter rather than mangrove detritus. Common families were represented among dominant grazing herbivores, zooplanktivorous fishes, decapod crustaceans and top predators. These similarities suggest that there is some consistency in trophic interactions within two mangroves on opposite sides of the Indo-Pacific, despite a degree of evolutionary divergence in the assemblage. © CSIRO 2019en_AU
dc.identifier.citationMazumder, D., Saintilan, N., Yusoff, F. M., & Kelleway, J. J. (2019). Equivalence of trophic structure between a tropical and temperate mangrove ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific. Marine and Freshwater Research, 70(10), 1436-1444. doi:10.1071/MF18072en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1448-6059en_AU
dc.identifier.issue10en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleMarine and Freshwater Researchen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination1436-1444en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1071/MF18072en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/11413en_AU
dc.identifier.volume70en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_AU
dc.subjectMangrovesen_AU
dc.subjectMalaysiaen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectForestsen_AU
dc.subjectFood chainsen_AU
dc.subjectOrganic matteren_AU
dc.subjectZooplanktonen_AU
dc.subjectCrustaceansen_AU
dc.titleEquivalence of trophic structure between a tropical and temperate mangrove ecosystem in the Indo-Pacificen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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