Predicting changes in molluscan spatial distributions in mangrove forests in response to sea level rise.

ABSTRACT: Mollusks are an important component of the mangrove ecosystem, and the vertical distributions of molluscan species in this ecosystem are primarily dictated by tidal inundation. Thus, sea level rise (SLR) may have profound effects on mangrove mollusk communities. Here, we used dynamic empirical models, based on measurements of surface elevation change, sediment accretion, and molluscan zonation patterns, to predict changes in molluscan spatial distributions in response to different sea level rise rates in the mangrove forests of Zhenzhu Bay (Guangxi, China). The change in surface elevation was 4.76-9.61 mm year^-1 during the study period (2016-2020), and the magnitude of surface-elevation change decreased exponentially as original surface elevation increased. Based on our model re

SUBMITTER: Ma W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature