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Blandina R. Lugendo

University of Dar es SalaamORCID 0000-0002-4026-2238Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:field survey / ecological data· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Aaron Savio Lobo· 1 shared Adam BarnettiD· 1 shared Alan Sutton· 1 shared Alejandro AcostaiD· 1 shared Ana Rosa da Rocha Araujo· 1 shared Andrew D. OldsiD· 1 shared Andrew F. Johnson· 1 shared Anna Safryghin· 1 shared

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Rhopilema nomadica in the Mediterranean: molecular evidence for migration and ecological hypothesis regarding its proliferation

Zafrir Kuplik, Hila Dror, Karin Tamar, Alan Sutton, James Leonard Lusana, Blandina R. Lugendo, Dror L. Angel

The paper identifies the origin of Rhopilema nomadica in the Western Indian Ocean and suggests the Aswan High Dam contributed to its proliferation in the Mediterranean.

Diversity · Feb 3, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

The global fish and invertebrate abundance value of mangroves

Philine zu Ermgassen, Thomas A. Worthington, Jonathan R. Gair, Emma E. Garnett, Nibedita Mukherjee, Kate Longley-Wood, Ivan Nagelkerken, Kátya Abrantes, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Alejandro Acosta, Ana Rosa da Rocha Araujo, Ronald Baker, Adam Barnett, Christine M. Beitl, Rayna Benzeev, , Mark D. Spalding

This study estimates the global abundance of 37 commercially important fish and invertebrates in mangroves, finding high densities in specific regions and highlighting mangroves' critical role in fisheries.

bioRxiv · May 2, 2024 · PreprintEcology