Ramatas Karthigan, Wen Feiyang, Bin Sani Mohamad Azlin, Yap Von Bing, Tan Eunice Jingmei
Division of Science, Yale-NUS College, Singapore, Singapore Division of Science, Yale-NUS College Singapore Singapore.
Department of Statistics and Data Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Department of Statistics and Data Science, National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore.
Biodivers Data J. 2025 May 23;13:e140659. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e140659. eCollection 2025.
As mangrove ecosystems are rapidly being degraded worldwide, it is essential to understand how we can protect them. Defoliation of mangrove saplings can negatively affect mangrove ecosystems' health and resilience, and its effects can be further exacerbated and accelerated by habitat disturbances such as climate change and urban development. We examined the levels of defoliation across four different species of mangrove saplings-, , and across ten sites on Pulau Ubin, Singapore. We found that different species of mangrove saplings suffered different rates of defoliation, and this could be because of interaction effects from proximity to roads, river mouth and past site use for aquaculture.
由于全球范围内红树林生态系统正在迅速退化，了解如何保护它们至关重要。红树林树苗的落叶会对红树林生态系统的健康和恢复力产生负面影响，而气候变化和城市发展等栖息地干扰会进一步加剧和加速这种影响。我们在新加坡乌敏岛的十个地点，对四种不同的红树林树苗—— 、 、 和 ，进行了落叶水平调查。我们发现，不同种类的红树林树苗遭受的落叶率不同，这可能是由于靠近道路、河口以及过去用于水产养殖的场地等相互作用的影响。
