Impacts of urbanization on mangrove forests and brachyuran crabs in Penang, Malaysia

Abstract

Urban development is driving the loss and subsequent fragmentation of mangrove forests in Penang, Malaysia. However, little research has focused on the implications of urbanization onto the biodiversity within mangrove forests. This study investigates and compares both vegetation and crab assemblages between urban and rural mangrove forests.

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Keywords

Urbanization, Mangrove ecology, Brachyuran crabs, Indo-West Pacific (IWP)

Citation

Stiepani, J., Gillis, L. G., Chee, S. Y., Pfeiffer, M., & Nordhaus, I. (2021). Impacts of urbanization on mangrove forests and brachyuran crabs in Penang, Malaysia. Regional Environmental Change, 21(3), 69.

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