Feeding Strategies of Mangrove Leaf-Eating Crabs for Meeting Their Nitrogen Needs on a Low-Nutrient Diet

Sesarmid crabs play an important role in mangrove biogeochemical processes due to their leaf-eating and burrowing activities. How leaf-eating mangrove crabs meet their nitrogen (N) needs remains a puzzle, as N-poor leaf litter (<1% dry weight) cannot support the growth of most macrofauna. Sev...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Xueqin Gao, Shing Yip Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Subjects:	mangrove trophodynamics sesarmid crabs nitrogen requirement isotope tracer nutrient cycling enriched isotope experiments
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.872272/full