Ecological Trade-Offs Between Mangrove Expansion and Waterbird Diversity: Guild-Specific Responses to Pond-to-Mangrove Restoration.

Cheng Cheng, Miaomiao He, Cairong Zhong, Xiaobo Lv, Haijie Yang, Wenqing Wang

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Cheng ChengHainan Academy of Forestry (Hainan Academy of Mangrove), Haikou 571100, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5088-476X

Miaomiao HeKey Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.

Cairong ZhongHainan Academy of Forestry (Hainan Academy of Mangrove), Haikou 571100, China.

Xiaobo LvHainan Academy of Forestry (Hainan Academy of Mangrove), Haikou 571100, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5902-9076

Haijie YangHainan Academy of Forestry (Hainan Academy of Mangrove), Haikou 571100, China.

Wenqing WangKey Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.

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Hainan Provincial Science and Technology Special Fund KYYSLK2023-001

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Abstract

Coastal pond-to-mangrove restoration has become a prominent Nature-based Solution, yet its short-term ecological effects on waterbird communities remain unclear. We assessed taxonomic, functional, and compositional responses of waterbirds to large-scale restoration in Bamen Bay, Hainan Island, using BACI-style comparisons between restored and unrestored aquaculture ponds in 2021 and 2023. Restored areas exhibited higher taxonomic α diversity and functional richness (

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habitat trade-offmangrovepond-to-mangrove restorationshorebirdswaterbird diversity

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PMID41594488

DOI10.3390/ani16020299

PMCPMC12837314

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