Publications by authors named "Shangke Su"
Harmful dinoflagellates and their resulting blooms pose a threat to marine life and human health. However, to date, global maps of marine life often overlook harmful microorganisms. As harmful algal blooms (HABs) increase in frequency, severity, and extent, understanding the distribution of harmful dinoflagellates and their drivers is crucial for their management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effective and reliable monitoring of fish communities is important for the management and protection of marine ecosystems. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a relatively new method that has been widely used in recent years, while traditional sampling via fish catching (i.e.
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- Habitat loss in mangrove forests is driven by sea level rise and unsustainable land practices, which can lead to decreased habitat resilience not captured in current projections.
- A Mangrove Sustainability Index (MSI) was developed comprising habitat area change, quality, landscape pattern, and protection ratio to evaluate the impact of these stressors on mangroves.
- The study found that dual stressors could reduce mangrove extent significantly, with certain land use changes affecting habitat quality more than sea level rise, while some unsustainable sites in the Leizhou Peninsula could be converted back to sustainable habitats through better land use policies.
Scleractinian corals build the most complex and diverse ecosystems in the ocean with various ecosystem services, yet continue to be degraded by natural and anthropogenic stressors. Despite the rapid decline in scleractinian coral habitats in South China, they are among the least concerning in global coral vulnerability maps. This study developed a rapid assessment approach that combines vulnerability components and species distribution models to map coral vulnerability within a large region based on limited data.
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