红树林水生动物栖息地功能和其渔业价值.pdf

2010, 30( 1): 0186 0196 Acta Ecologica Sinica 1 2 1, * 徐姗楠 , 陈作志 , 李适宇 ( 1. , 510275; 2. , , 510300) : , : ; , , , , , , , , () , , , , : ; ; ; ; The habitat f nctions ofmangroves for aq atic fa na and fisheries 1 2 1, * XU Shannan , CHEN Z ozh i , LI Sh iy 1School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou 510275, China 2K ey Laboratory of Mariculture, Ecology and Quality Contro,l M inistry of g riculture, South China Sea FisheriesR esearch Institute, Chinese cademy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China Abstract: M angroves grow mainly in the ecologically sensitive zones between land and sea in the tropical and s btropical regions. The root system of m angroves prov ides a s itable s bstrat m in wh ich many species of organism s thrive. The m angrove roots are overgrown by ep ibionts s ch as algae, bivalves and cr staceans, etc. The soft s bstrat m in the com plex str ct re prov ided by pne m atophores, proproots, tr nks, fallen branches and detrit s form s habitat for vario s benthic species. And the space betw een roots prov ides shelter and food for motile fa na s ch as prawns, crabs and fishes. Leaf litter ofmangrove is transform ed into detrit s, wh ich is part of themangrove food w eb along w ith plankton, ep iphytic algae and m icrophytobenthos. By providing a high ab ndance of food and shelter, and low predation press re, m angroves form an ideal habitat for a variety of aq atic anmi als, d ring part or all of their life cycles. Smi ilarly, mangroves may f nction as n rsery habitats for comm ercially mi portant crab, prawn and fish species, and s pport offshore fish pop lations and fisheries. For the developm ent of s stained fishery and conservation of the m angro