Are vegetated areas of mangroves attractive to juvenile and small fish? The case of Dongzhaigang Bay, Hainan Island, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-216

  Wang, Mao ^a   Huang, Zhenyuan ^a   Shi, Fushan ^a   Wang, Wenqing ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fish; habitat; mangrove; seasonal distribution; species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GILLNET; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MUDFLAT; NUTRIENT USE; PERCIFORM; ROOT SYSTEM; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAINAN;

CHILOPODA; GOBIIDAE; MUGILIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 70349807598     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.08.022     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Abrahams M.V., and Kattenfeld M.G. The role of turbidity as a constraint on predator-prey interactions in aquatic environments. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 40 (1997) 169-174
2. Beck M.W., Heck Jr. K.L., Able K.W., Childers D.L., Eggleston D.B., Gillanders B.M., Halpern B., Hays C.G., Hoshino K., Minello T.J., Orth R.J., Sheridan P.F., and Weinstein M.P. The identification, conservation, and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates. BioScience 51 (2001) 633-641
3. Blaber S.J.M. Fish and Fisheries of Tropical Estuaries (1997), Chapman and Hall, London, UK 367 pp
4. Blaber S.J.M., Brewer D.T., and Salini J.P. Species composition and biomasses of fishes in different habitats of a tropical northern Australian estuary: their occurrence in the adjoining sea and estuarine dependence. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 29 (1989) 509-531
5. Chong V.C., Sasekumar A., Leh M.U.C., and D'Cruz R. The fish and prawn communities of a Malaysian coastal mangrove system, with comparisons to adjacent mud flats and inshore waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 31 (1990) 703-722
6. Cocheret de la Morinière E., Nagelkerken I., Meij H., and Velde G. What attracts juvenile coral reef fish to mangroves: habitat complexity or shade?. Marine Biology 144 (2004) 139-145
7. Connolly R.M. Comparison of fish catches from a buoyant pop net and a beach seine in a shallow seagrass habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series 109 (1994) 305-309
8. Dorenbosch M., Verberk W.C.E.P., Nagelkerken I., and van der Veldel G. Influence of habitat configuration on connectivity between fish assemblages of Caribbean seagrass beds, mangroves and coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 334 (2007) 103-116
9. FAO. The Word's Mangroves 1980-2005. Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper No. 153 (2007). ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1427e/a1427e00.pdf
10. Faunce C.H., and Serafy J.E. Mangroves as fish habitat: 50 years of field studies. Marine Ecology Progress Series 318 (2006) 1-18
11. He B.Y. Comparative study on the ecology of mangrove fishes between two bays of Guangxi. Marine Science Bulletin 18 (1999) 28-35 (in Chinese, with English Abstr.)
12. He B.Y., and Fan H.Q. A study on seasonal dynamics of species diversity of fishes in tidal waters of creeks within the mangroves of Yinluo Bay, Guangxi. Biodiversity Science 10 (2002) 175-180 (in Chinese, with English Abstr.)
13. He B.Y., Fan H.Q., and Mo Z.C. Study on species diversity of fishes in mangrove area of Yinluo Bay, Guangxi Province. Journal of Tropical Oceanography 20 (2001) 74-79 (in Chinese, with English Abstr.)
14. Hindell J.S., and Jenkins G.P. Spatial and temporal variability in the assemblage structure of fishes associated with mangroves (Avicennia marina) and intertidal mudflats in temperate Australian embayments. Marine Biology 144 (2004) 385-395
15. Huxham M., Kimani E., and Augley J. Mangrove fish: a comparison of community structure between forested and cleared habitats. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 60 (2004) 637-647
16. Ikejima K., Tongnunui P., Medej T., and Taniuchi T. Juvenile and small fishes in a mangrove estuary in Trang province, Thailand: seasonal and habitat differences. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 56 (2003) 447-457
17. Kathiresan K., and Bingham B.L. Biology of mangroves and mangrove ecosystems. Advances in Marine Biology 40 (2001) 81-251
18. Laegdsgaard P., and Johnson C.R. Mangrove habitats as nurseries: unique assemblages of juvenile fish in subtropical mangroves in eastern Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 126 (1995) 67-81
19. Laegdsgaard P., and Johnson C.R. Why do juvenile fish utilize mangrove habitats?. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 257 (2001) 229-253
20. Laroche J., Baran E., and Rasoanandrasana N. Temporal patterns in a fish assemblage of a semiarid mangrove zone in Madagascar. Journal of Fish Biology 51 (1997) 3-20
21. Ley J.A., McIvor C.C., and Montague V.L. Fishes in mangrove prop-root habitats of northeastern Florida Bay: distinct assemblages across an estuarine gradient. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 23 (1999) 701-723
22. Lin H.J., and Shao K.T. Seasonal and diel changes in a subtropical mangrove fish assemblage. Bulletin of Marine Science 65 (1999) 775-794 (in Chinese, with English Abstr.)
23. Little M.C., Reay P.J., and Grove S.J. Distribution gradients of ichthyoplankton in an east African mangrove creek. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 26 (1988) 669-677
24. Louis M., Bouchon C., and Bouchon-Navaro Y. Spatial and temporal variations of mangrove fish assemblages in Martinique (French West Indies). Hydrobiologia 295 (1995) 275-284
25. Lubbers L., Boynton W.R., and Kemp W.M. Variations in structure of estuarine fish communities in relation to abundance of submersed vascular plants. Marine Ecology Progress Series 65 (1990) 1-14
26. Morton R.M. Community structure, density and standing crop of fishes in a subtropical Australian mangrove area. Marine Biology 105 (1990) 385-394
27. Nagelkerken I., van der Velde G., Gorissen M.W., Meijer G.J., van't Hof T., and den Hartog C. Importance of mangroves, seagrass beds and the shallow coral reef as a nursery for important coral reef fishes, using a visual census technique. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 51 (2000) 31-44
28. Power M.E., Matthews W.J., and Stewart A.J. Grazing minnows, piscivorous bass and stream algae: dynamics of a strong interaction. Ecology 65 (1985) 1448-1456
29. Robertson A.I., and Blaber S.J.M. Plankton, epibenthos and fish communities. In: Robertson A.I., and Alongi D.M. (Eds). Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems (1992), American Geophysical Union Press, Washington DC, USA 173-224
30. Robertson A.I., and Duke N.C. Mangroves as nursery sites: comparisons of the abundance and species composition of fish and crustaceans in mangroves and other nearshore habitats in tropical Australia. Marine Biology 96 (1987) 193-205
31. Robertson A.I., and Duke N.C. Mangrove fish-communities in tropical Queensland, Australia: spatial and temporal patterns in densities, biomass and community structure. Marine Biology 104 (1990) 369-379
32. Rönnbäck P., Macia A., Almqvist G., Schultz L., and Troell M. Do penaeid shrimps have a preference for mangrove habitats? Distribution pattern analysis on Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 55 (2002) 427-436
33. Rönnbäck P., Troell M., Kautsky N., and Primavera J.H. Distribution pattern of shrimps and fish among Avicennia and Rhizophora microhabitats in the Pagbilao Mangroves, Philippines. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 48 (1999) 223-234
34. Rozas L.P., and Minello T.J. Estimating densities of small fishes and decapod crustaceans in shallow estuarine habitats: a review of sampling design with focus on gear selection. Estuaries 20 (1997) 199-213
35. Russ G. Distribution and abundance of herbivorous grazing fishes in the central Great Bamer Reef. I. Levels of variability across the entire continental shelf. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20 (1984) 23-34
36. Satumanatpan S., and Keough M.J. Role of larval supply and behaviour in determining settlement of barnacles in a temperate mangrove forest. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 260 (2001) 133-153
37. Shinnaka T., Sano M., Ikejima K., Tongnunui P., Horinouchi M., and Kurokura H. Effects of mangrove deforestation on fish assemblage at Pak Phanang Bay, southern Thailand. Fisheries Science 73 (2007) 862-870
38. Sih A. Foraging strategies and the avoidance of predation by an aquatic insect, Notonecta hoffmanni. Ecology 63 (1982) 786-796
39. Smith T.M., and Hindell J.S. Assessing effects of diel period, gear selectivity and predation on patterns of microhabitat use by fish in a mangrove dominated system in SE Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 294 (2005) 257-270
40. South China Sea Fisheries Institute. The Fishes of the Islands in the South China Sea (1979), Science Press, Beijing, China (in Chinese)
41. Spalding M.D., Blasco F., and Field C.D. World Mangrove Atlas (1997), The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan p. 178
42. Stein R.A. Selective predation, optimal foraging and the predator-prey interaction between fish and crayfish. Ecology 58 (1977) 1237-1253
43. Thayer G.W., Colby D.R., and Hettler Jr. W.F. Utilization of the red mangrove prop root habitat by fishes in south Florida. Marine Ecology Progress Series 35 (1987) 25-38
44. Tongnunui P., Ikejima K., Yamane T., Horinouchi M., Medej T., Sano M., Kurokura H., and Taniuchi T. Fish fauna of the Sikao Creek mangrove estuary, Trang, Thailand. Fisheries Science 68 (2002) 10-17
45. Utne A.C.W., Aksnes D.L., and Giske J. Food, predation risk and shelter: an experimental study on the distribution of adult two-spotted goby Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 166 (1993) 203-216
46. Valiela I., Bowen J.L., and York J.K. Mangrove forests: one of the world's threatened major tropical environments. BioScience 51 (2001) 807-815
47. Vance D.J., Haywood M.D.E., Heales D.S., Kenyon R.A., Loneragan N.R., and Pendrey R.C. How far do prawns and fish move into mangroves? Distribution of juvenile banana prawns Penaeus merguiensis and fish in a tropical mangrove forest in northern Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 131 (1996) 115-124
48. Verweij M.C., Nagelkerken I., de Graaff D., Peeters M., Bakker E.J., and van der Velde G. Structure, food and shade attract juvenile coral reef fish to mangrove and seagrass habitats: a field experiment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 306 (2006) 257-268
49. Wang M., Zhang J.H., and Shi F.S. Investigation on fishing gear and fish catch in Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Area, Hainan. Fisheries Science and Technology Information 27 (2007) 6-9 (in Chinese, with English Abstr.)
50. Wang W.Q., and Wang M. The Mangroves of China (2007), Science Press, Beijing, China p. 186(in Chinese)
51. Weinstein M.P., and Brooks V.H.A. Comparative ecology of nekton residing in a tidal creek and adjacent seagrass meadow: community composition and structure. Marine Ecology Progress Series 12 (1983) 15-27
52. Williams D.M., and Hatcher A.I. Structure of fish communities on outer slopes of inshore, mid-shelf and outer shelf reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 10 (1983) 239-250
53. Wright J.M. The ecology of fish occurring in shallow water creeks of a Nigerian mangrove swamp. Journal of Fish Biology 29 (1986) 431-441