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Research article
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15 Oct 2019
Research article |
| 15 Oct 2019
| 15 Oct 2019
Hypoxia in mangroves: occurrence and impact on valuable tropical fish habitat
Alexia Dubuc
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville,
4810, Australia
TropWATER, Townsville, 4810, Australia
Ronald Baker
Dauphin
Island Sea Lab, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Alabama 36528, USA
Cyril Marchand
Institute of Exact and Applied Sciences, University of New Caledonia,
Nouméa, 98800, New Caledonia
Nathan J. Waltham
College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville,
4810, Australia
TropWATER, Townsville, 4810, Australia
Marcus Sheaves
College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville,
4810, Australia
TropWATER, Townsville, 4810, Australia
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Little is known about how hypoxia influences mangrove fish assemblages. In situ video observations reveal species-specific avoidance strategies in response to developing hypoxia in a mangrove forest. Taxa commonly using mangroves could withstand hypoxia, while others usually associated with reef habitats were not recorded below 70 % saturation. These results suggest that hypoxia is an important factor shaping mangrove fish assemblages and could explain the low species richness usually observed.
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