Identification of Sphaeroma terebrans via morphology and the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene.

Sphaeroma terebrans, a wood-boring isopoda, is distributed worldwide in tropical and subtropical mangroves. The taxonomy of S. terebrans is usually based on morphological characteristics, with its molecular identification still poorly understood.

[Wind-attenuation effect of Sonneratia apetala and Kandelia obovata plantations].

A field monitoring was conducted to examine the wind-attenuation effect of mangrove plantations at the Sanjiang Bay of Dongzhai Harbor, Hainan Province of South China. The wind speed and wind direction were measured at a site 50 m away from the offshore forest fringes of Sonneratia apetala and Kandelia obovata plantations and 2 m above the ground. Both the S.

[Effects of divergent habitat on genetic structure of population of Excoecaria agallocha, a mangrove associate].

Genetic diversity and population genetic structure of Excoecaria agallocha, a typical mangrove associate species,were surveyed at divergent habitats (intertidal and inland). In general, intertidal populations had higher genetic diversity than inland populations. Genetic differentiation among intertidal populations (G(ST) = 0.