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Mohan M, Selvam PP, Ewane EB, Moussa LG, Asbridge EF, Trevathan-Tackett SM, Macreadie PI, Watt MS, Gillis LG, Cabada-Blanco F, Hendy I, Broadbent EN, Olsson SKB, Marin-Diaz B, Burt JA. Eco-friendly structures for sustainable mangrove restoration. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2025; 978:179393. [PMID: 40250227 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2025] [Accepted: 04/08/2025] [Indexed: 04/20/2025]
Abstract
Mangrove forests around the world are under significant pressure from climate change (e.g., rising sea levels), and human-related anthropogenic activities (e.g., coastal infrastructure development). Mangrove restoration projects have increased over the past decades but seedling and propagule survival rates are reportedly low, while many projects have failed. There exists a need to assess the effectiveness of sustainable and cost-effective eco-friendly structures (EFS) for advancing the success of mangrove restoration and planting activities. Herein, by EFS, we refer to the frameworks made of biodegradable materials that help overcome establishment bottlenecks and thereby boost seedling survival and growth rates. In this study, we explored the effectiveness of EFS in aiding mangrove restoration success by enhancing seedling establishment and survival and tree growth rates. Furthermore, we examine the steps involved and the challenges limiting EFS implementation in mangrove restoration projects. EFS installed in coastal areas trap sediment and may provide protection for newly planted mangrove seedlings and propagules by providing a stable anchorage and attenuating water flow and waves. Additionally, once plants are established, these biodegradable structures would decompose and add to the soil nutrients stock, thereby improving its fertility and supporting mangrove growth. We emphasize that in sites with favorable biophysical conditions for mangrove growth (hydrology, soil, topography, climate, among others), using EFS can improve mangrove restoration success by enhancing seedling establishment, survival and growth. Mangrove restoration success may have add-on benefits such as increasing the provision of related ecosystem services, blue carbon credit financing and overall coastal environmental sustainability. Given the novelness of this topic in the scientific literature, this article aims to stimulate active discussions, including anticipation of potential challenges (e.g., cost-effectiveness, ability to scale and field limitations in a range of biogeographic settings), for bringing in improvements and scalable adoption strategies to the mangrove restoration approaches under consideration.
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- Midhun Mohan
- Ecoresolve, San Francisco, CA, United States; Department of Geography, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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- Ecoresolve, San Francisco, CA, United States; GAIT Global, Singapore
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- Ecoresolve, San Francisco, CA, United States; Department of Geography, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Ecoresolve, San Francisco, CA, United States; Higher Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut 1104 2020, Lebanon
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences and Environmental Futures Research Centre, Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Centre for Nature Positive Solutions, Biosciences and Food Technology Discipline, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Centre for Nature Positive Solutions, Biosciences and Food Technology Discipline, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Department of Water Resources and Ecosystems, IHE Delft UNESCO, Delft, Netherlands
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- IUCN Species Survival Commission Corals Specialist Group, Switzerland; Institute of Marine Sciences, School of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, School of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Deakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Engineering School for Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Center for Coastal Solutions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS), New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Lee Y, Lee JS. Blue carbon ecosystems for hypoxia solution: how to maximize their carbon sequestration potential. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2025; 209:107202. [PMID: 40367633 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2025] [Revised: 04/28/2025] [Accepted: 04/29/2025] [Indexed: 05/16/2025]
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Blue carbon refers to the carbon captured and stored by coastal and oceanic ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes. These ecosystems are vital for biodiversity and play a crucial role in sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate climate change, which can also provide economic value by evaluating payment for ecosystem services (PES) schemes. Additionally, they help regulate dissolved organic carbon, mitigate eutrophication, and improve water quality, reducing the impact of global deoxygenation. Conserving and restoring blue carbon ecosystems are vital for mitigating hypoxia, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting various ecosystem services. Moreover, genomic research on blue carbon plants and microbes reveals adaptive traits that enhance resilience to hypoxia and environmental stress. Integrating conservation, restoration, and molecular approaches will maximize their carbon sequestration potential, ensuring ecological stability and climate adaptation. This review aims to provide an overview of blue carbon and its significance, particularly in addressing hypoxia, highlighting the critical need for investigating hypoxia responses and microbial interactions to fully understand the mechanisms of carbon sequestration and hypoxia mitigation.
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- Yoseop Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Robinson JPW, Benkwitt CE, Maire E, Morais R, Schiettekatte NMD, Skinner C, Brandl SJ. Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs. Trends Ecol Evol 2024; 39:467-478. [PMID: 38105132 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The movement of energy and nutrients through ecological communities represents the biological 'pulse' underpinning ecosystem functioning and services. However, energy and nutrient fluxes are inherently difficult to observe, particularly in high-diversity systems such as coral reefs. We review advances in the quantification of fluxes in coral reef fishes, focusing on four key frameworks: demographic modelling, bioenergetics, micronutrients, and compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA). Each framework can be integrated with underwater surveys, enabling researchers to scale organismal processes to ecosystem properties. This has revealed how small fish support biomass turnover, pelagic subsidies sustain fisheries, and fisheries benefit human health. Combining frameworks, closing data gaps, and expansion to other aquatic ecosystems can advance understanding of how fishes contribute to ecosystem functions and services.
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- James P W Robinson
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
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- Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, École Pratique des Hautes Études, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Perpignan 66860, France
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- School of the Environment, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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Ickowitz A, Lo MGY, Nurhasan M, Maulana AM, Brown BM. Quantifying the contribution of mangroves to local fish consumption in Indonesia: a cross-sectional spatial analysis. Lancet Planet Health 2023; 7:e819-e830. [PMID: 37821161 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00196-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Indonesia has lost more mangroves than any other country. The importance of mangroves for carbon storage and biodiversity is well recognised, but much less is known about what they contribute to the communities living near them who are called on to protect them. Malnutrition in Indonesia is high, with more than a third of children stunted, partly due to poor diets. Fish are nutrient-rich and are the most widely consumed animal source food in Indonesia, making the relationship between mangroves and fish consumption of great importance. Aquaculture is also tremendously important for fish production in Indonesia and has replaced large areas of mangroves over the last two decades. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional, spatial analysis in this study. We combined data on fish consumption for rural Indonesian coastal households from the Indonesian National Socioeconomic Survey with spatial data on mangrove forest and aquaculture area from the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry to create a cross-sectional spatial dataset. Using a mixed-effects regression model, we estimated to what extent living in proximity to different densities of mangroves and aquaculture was associated with fresh fish consumption for rural coastal households. FINDINGS Our sample included 6741 villages with 107 486 households in 2008. The results showed that rural coastal households residing near high-density mangroves consumed 28% (134/477) more fresh fish and other aquatic animals, and those residing near medium-density mangroves consumed 19% (90/477) more fresh fish and other aquatic animals, than coastal households who did not live near mangroves. Coastal households that lived near high-density aquaculture consumed 2% (9/536) more fresh fish, and those that lived near medium-density aquaculture consumed 1% (3/536) less, than other rural coastal households. INTERPRETATION Mangroves contribute substantially to the food security and nutrition of coastal communities in Indonesia. This finding means that the conservation of mangroves is important not only for carbon storage and biodiversity, but also for the communities living near them. Aquaculture does not appear to offer similar food security benefits. FUNDING Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment, United States Agency for International Development.
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- Amy Ickowitz
- Center for International Forestry Research, World Agroforestry Center, Beit Zayit, Israel.
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, UK
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- Center for International Forestry Research, World Agroforestry, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
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- Center for International Forestry Research, World Agroforestry, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
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Williams BA, Watson JEM, Beyer HL, Klein CJ, Montgomery J, Runting RK, Roberson LA, Halpern BS, Grantham HS, Kuempel CD, Frazier M, Venter O, Wenger A. Global rarity of intact coastal regions. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2022; 36:e13874. [PMID: 34907590 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Management of the land-sea interface is essential for global conservation and sustainability objectives because coastal regions maintain natural processes that support biodiversity and the livelihood of billions of people. However, assessments of coastal regions have focused strictly on either the terrestrial or marine realm. Consequently, understanding of the overall state of Earth's coastal regions is poor. We integrated the terrestrial human footprint and marine cumulative human impact maps in a global assessment of the anthropogenic pressures affecting coastal regions. Of coastal regions globally, 15.5% had low anthropogenic pressure, mostly in Canada, Russia, and Greenland. Conversely, 47.9% of coastal regions were heavily affected by humanity, and in most countries (84.1%) >50% of their coastal regions were degraded. Nearly half (43.3%) of protected areas across coastal regions were exposed to high human pressures. To meet global sustainability objectives, all nations must undertake greater actions to preserve and restore the coastal regions within their borders.
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- Brooke A Williams
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, New York, New York, USA
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Natural Resource and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Program, New York, New York, USA
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Shaver EC, McLeod E, Hein MY, Palumbi SR, Quigley K, Vardi T, Mumby PJ, Smith D, Montoya‐Maya P, Muller EM, Banaszak AT, McLeod IM, Wachenfeld D. A roadmap to integrating resilience into the practice of coral reef restoration. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2022; 28:4751-4764. [PMID: 35451154 PMCID: PMC9545251 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Recent warm temperatures driven by climate change have caused mass coral bleaching and mortality across the world, prompting managers, policymakers, and conservation practitioners to embrace restoration as a strategy to sustain coral reefs. Despite a proliferation of new coral reef restoration efforts globally and increasing scientific recognition and research on interventions aimed at supporting reef resilience to climate impacts, few restoration programs are currently incorporating climate change and resilience in project design. As climate change will continue to degrade coral reefs for decades to come, guidance is needed to support managers and restoration practitioners to conduct restoration that promotes resilience through enhanced coral reef recovery, resistance, and adaptation. Here, we address this critical implementation gap by providing recommendations that integrate resilience principles into restoration design and practice, including for project planning and design, coral selection, site selection, and broader ecosystem context. We also discuss future opportunities to improve restoration methods to support enhanced outcomes for coral reefs in response to climate change. As coral reefs are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change, interventions that enhance reef resilience will help to ensure restoration efforts have a greater chance of success in a warming world. They are also more likely to provide essential contributions to global targets to protect natural biodiversity and the human communities that rely on reefs.
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- Marine Ecosystem Restoration Research and ConsultingMonacoMonaco
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- Minderoo FoundationPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- ECS for NOAA Fisheries Office of Science & TechnologySilver SpringMarylandUSA
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- Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Coral Reef Research UnitSchool of Life SciencesEssexUK
- Mars IncorporatedLondonUK
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- TropWATER, The Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook UniversityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park AuthorityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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Millington RC, Rogers A, Cox P, Bozec Y, Mumby PJ. Combined direct and indirect impacts of warming on the productivity of coral reef fishes. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Rebecca C. Millington
- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Science University of Exeter Exeter UK
- Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Victoria University of Wellington Wellington New Zealand
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Science University of Exeter Exeter UK
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- Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Hao Y, Zhou YZ, Chen B, Chen GZ, Wen ZY, Zhang D, Sun WH, Liu DK, Huang J, Chen JL, Zhou XQ, Fan WL, Zhang WC, Luo L, Han WC, Zheng Y, Li L, Lu PC, Xing Y, Liu SY, Sun JT, Cao YH, Zhang YP, Shi XL, Wu SS, Ai Y, Zhai JW, Lan SR, Liu ZJ, Peng DH. The Melastoma dodecandrum genome and the evolution of Myrtales. J Genet Genomics 2021; 49:120-131. [PMID: 34757038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Melastomataceae have abundant morphological diversity with high economic and ornamental merit in Myrtales. The phylogenetic position of Myrtales is still contested. Here, we report the first chromosome-level genome assembly of Melastoma dodecandrum in Melastomataceae. The assembled genome size was 299.81 Mb with a contig N50 value of 3.00 Mb. Genome evolution analysis indicated that M. dodecandrum, Eucalyptus grandis and Punica granatum were clustered into a clade of Myrtales and formed a sister group with the ancestor of fabids and malvids. We found that M. dodecandrum experienced four whole-genome polyploidization events: the ancient event was shared with most eudicots, one event was shared with Myrtales, and the other two events were unique to M. dodecandrum. Moreover, we identified MADS-box genes and found that the AP1-like genes expanded, and AP3-like genes might have undergone subfunctionalization. We found that the SUAR63-like genes and AG-like genes showed different expression patterns in stamens, which may be associated with heteranthery. In addition, we found that LAZY1-like genes were involved in the negative regulation of stem branching development, which may be related to its creeping features. Our study sheds new light on the evolution of Melastomataceae and Myrtales, which provides a comprehensive genetic resource for future research.
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- Yang Hao
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Art & Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Innovation and Application Engineering Technology Research Center of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources in Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Carlson RR, Evans LJ, Foo SA, Grady BW, Li J, Seeley M, Xu Y, Asner GP. Synergistic benefits of conserving land-sea ecosystems. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ottoni FP, Hughes RM, Katz AM, Rangel-Pereira FDS, Bragança PHND, Fernandes R, Palmeira-Nunes ARO, Nunes JLS, Santos RRD, Piorski NM, Rodrigues-Filho JL. Brazilian mangroves at risk. BIOTA NEOTROPICA 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2020-1172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Abstract: Recent statements from the Brazilian federal government indicate that impacting economic activities, particularly commercial shrimp farming, are being encouraged in mangrove areas in the near future. Alterations of the National Action Plan and legal instruments that partially protected mangrove ecosystems have created an even weaker legal framework than previously existed. Such changes are leading Brazil far from the global call to conserve mangroves and from the Aichi targets and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, the loss of mangrove ecosystems and their ecosystem services will negatively impact living standards for Brazilians in coastal areas.
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil; Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil
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Human proximity suppresses fish recruitment by altering mangrove-associated odour cues. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21091. [PMID: 33273575 PMCID: PMC7713406 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77722-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Human-driven threats to coastal marine communities could potentially affect chemically mediated behaviours that have evolved to facilitate crucial ecological processes. Chemical cues and their importance remain inadequately understood in marine systems, but cues from coastal vegetation can provide sensory information guiding aquatic animals to key resources or habitats. In the tropics, mangroves are a ubiquitous component of healthy coastal ecosystems, associated with a range of habitats from river mouths to coral reefs. Because mangrove leaf litter is a predictable cue to coastal habitats, chemical information from mangrove leaves could provide a source of settlement cues for coastal fishes, drawing larvae towards shallow benthic habitats or inducing settlement. In choice assays, juvenile fishes from the Caribbean (Belize) and Indo-Pacific (Fiji) were attracted to cues from mangroves leaves and were more attracted to cues from mangroves distant from human settlement. In the field, experimental reefs supplemented with mangrove leaves grown away from humans attracted more fish recruits from a greater diversity of species than reefs supplemented with leaves grown near humans. Together, this suggests that human use of coastal areas alters natural chemical cues, negatively affecting the behavioural responses of larval fishes and potentially suppressing recruitment. Overall, our findings highlight the critical links that exist between marine and terrestrial habitats, and the importance of considering these in the broader conservation and management of coastal ecosystems.
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Brown CJ, Taylor W, Wabnitz CCC, Connolly RM. Dependency of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef's tropical fisheries on reef-associated fish. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17801. [PMID: 33082460 PMCID: PMC7576786 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74652-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Coral reefs have been subject to mass coral bleaching, potentially causing rapid and widespread degradation of ecosystem services that depend on live coral cover, such as fisheries catch. Fisheries species in tropical waters associate with a wide range of habitats, so assessing the dependency of fisheries on coral reefs is important for guiding fishery responses to coral reef degradation. This study aimed to determine how fisheries catches associate with coral reefs in Queensland, Australia. Queensland’s largest fisheries did not target fish associated with reefs, but specific sectors, particularly aquarium fisheries and commercial fisheries in the mid to northern region had a high dependence on species that use coral reefs. Regions that had a greater relative area of coral reefs had higher catches of species that depend on live coral, suggesting that coral area could be used to predict the sensitivity of a jurisdiction’s fisheries to bleaching. Dynamic analysis of stock trends found that coral trout and red throat emperor, the two largest species by catch for the reef line fishery, were at risk of overfishing if habitat loss caused declines in stock productivity. Management of fisheries that are highly dependent on reefs may need to adapt to declining productivity, but further research to support ongoing reforms in Queensland’s fisheries is needed to quantitatively link reef degradation to stock production parameters is needed.
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- Christopher J Brown
- Australian Rivers Institute - Coast and Estuaries, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4111, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute - Coast and Estuaries, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z4, Canada.,Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Australian Rivers Institute - Coast and Estuaries, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia
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Hu MJ, Sun WH, Tsai WC, Xiang S, Lai XK, Chen DQ, Liu XD, Wang YF, Le YX, Chen SM, Zhang DY, Yu X, Hu WQ, Zhou Z, Chen YQ, Zou SQ, Liu ZJ. Chromosome-scale assembly of the Kandelia obovata genome. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2020; 7:75. [PMID: 32377365 PMCID: PMC7195387 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-0300-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The mangrove Kandelia obovata (Rhizophoraceae) is an important coastal shelterbelt and landscape tree distributed in tropical and subtropical areas across East Asia and Southeast Asia. Herein, a chromosome-level reference genome of K. obovata based on PacBio, Illumina, and Hi-C data is reported. The high-quality assembled genome size is 177.99 Mb, with a contig N50 value of 5.74 Mb. A large number of contracted gene families and a small number of expanded gene families, as well as a small number of repeated sequences, may account for the small K. obovata genome. We found that K. obovata experienced two whole-genome polyploidization events: one whole-genome duplication shared with other Rhizophoreae and one shared with most eudicots (γ event). We confidently annotated 19,138 protein-coding genes in K. obovata and identified the MADS-box gene class and the RPW8 gene class, which might be related to flowering and resistance to powdery mildew in K. obovata and Rhizophora apiculata, respectively. The reference K. obovata genome described here will be very useful for further molecular elucidation of various traits, the breeding of this coastal shelterbelt species, and evolutionary studies with related taxa.
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- Min-Jie Hu
- Key Laboratory of Humid Sub-tropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and Microbiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Administration of the Quanzhou Bay Estuary Wetland Nature Reserve, Quanzhou, 362000 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Ocean College, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at the College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Henry Fok College of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005 China
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