129
Kristensen E, Alongi DM (2006) Control by fiddler crabs (Uca vocans) and plant roots (Avicennia
marina) on carbon, iron, and sulfur biogeochemistry in mangrove sediment. Limnol Oceanogr
51:1557–1571
Lee SY (1998) Ecological role of grapsid crabs in mangrove ecosystems: a review. Mar Freshw
Res 49:335–343
Lee SY (2008) Mangrove macrobenthos: assemblages, services and Linkages. J Sea Res
59:16–29
Longonje S (2008) Distribution, diversity and abundance of crabs in Cameroon mangroves.
Dissertation, University of York, UK
Longonje S, Raffaelli D (2013) Feeding ecology of mangrove crabs in Cameroon. Mer Res
J Environ Sci Toxicol 1(4):99–108
Macintosh DJ, Ashton EC, Havanon S (2002) Mangrove rehabilitation and intertidal biodiversity:
a study in the ranong mangrove ecosystem, Thailand. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 55:331–345
Marchand C (2007) Relations entre les caractéristiques physico-chimiques du substrat et la nature
des palétuviers: Implications sur la répartition spatiale des espèces. Rapport réalisé dans le
cadre de l’opération ZoNéCo 2006 intitulée : « Typologie et Biodiversité des Mangroves de
Nouvelle-Calédonie ». Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mauris C (2005) The biology of mangrove ecosystems and estuaries, biology of habitat Oxford
publications, p 280
Midgley GF, Bond WJ (2015) Future of African terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems under
anthropogenic climate change. Nat Clim Chang 5:823–829. doi:10.1038/nclimate2753
Nagelkerken I, Blaber SJM, Bouillon S, Green P, Haywood M, Kirton LG, Meynecke JO, Pawlik
J, Penrose HM, Sasekumar A, Somerfield PJ (2008) The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: a review. Aquat Bot 89:155–185
Ndema-Nsombo E, Ako’o BF, Etame J, Din N, Ajonina G, Bilong P (2016) Effects of vegetation’s
degradation on carbon stock, morphological, physical and chemical characteristics of soils
within the mangrove forest of the Rio del Rey Estuary: Case study – Bamusso (South-West
Cameroon). Afr J Environ Sci Technol 10(3):58–66. doi:10.5897/AJEST2015.1956
Nfotabong-Atheull A (2011) Impact of anthropogenic activities on the vegetation structure of mangrove forests in Kribi, the Nyong river mouth and Cameroon Estuary. Dissertation, Université
Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium/The University of Douala, Cameroon
Nfotabong-Atheull A, Din N, Longonje SN, Koedam N, Dahdouh-Guebas F (2009) Commercial
activities and subsistence utilization of mangrove forests around the Wouri estuary and the
Douala-Edéa reserve (Cameroon). J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:35. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-35
Nfotabong-Atheull A, Din N, Essome-Koum GL, Satyanarayan B, Koedam N, Dahdouh-Guebas
F (2011) Assessing forest products usage and local residents’ perception of environmental
changes in peri-urban and rural mangrove of Cameroon, Central Africa. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
7:41. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-7-41
Nfotabong-Atheull A, Din N, Dahdouh-Guebas F (2013) Qualitative and quantitative characterization of mangrove vegetation structure and dynamics in a peri-urban setting of Douala
(Cameroon): an approach using air-borne imagery. Estuar Coasts 36:1181–1192. doi:10.1007/
s12237-013-9638-8
Ngo-Massou VM, Essomè-Koum GL, Ngollo-Dina E, Din N (2012) Composition of macrobenthos in the Wouri River estuary mangrove, Douala, Cameroon. Afr J Mar Sci 34(3):349–360
Ngo-Massou VM, Essomè-Koum LG, Kottè-Mapoko E, Din N (2014) Biology and distribution of
mangrove crabs in the Wouri River Estuary, Douala, Cameroon. J W Res Prot 6:236–248
Ngo-Massou VM, Kenne M, Dongmo AB (2016) Effect of anthropogenic activities on mangrove
crab diversity in Cameroon Atlantic coast. Int J Res Stud Biosci 4:1–12
Nielsen OI, Kristensen E, Macintosh DJ (2003) Impact of fiddler crabs (Uca spp.) on rates and
pathways of benthic mineralization in deposited mangrove shrimp pond waste. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 289:59–81
Nyanti L, Ling TY, Jongkar G (2012) Fish and crustacean communities and fish length-weight
relationship of Lutong river, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. World J Fish Mar Sci 4:102–110
3 Impact of Urbanization on the Evolution of Mangrove Ecosystems…
Kristensen E, Alongi DM (2006) Control by fiddler crabs (Uca vocans) and plant roots (Avicennia
marina) on carbon, iron, and sulfur biogeochemistry in mangrove sediment. Limnol Oceanogr
51:1557–1571
Lee SY (1998) Ecological role of grapsid crabs in mangrove ecosystems: a review. Mar Freshw
Res 49:335–343
Lee SY (2008) Mangrove macrobenthos: assemblages, services and Linkages. J Sea Res
59:16–29
Longonje S (2008) Distribution, diversity and abundance of crabs in Cameroon mangroves.
Dissertation, University of York, UK
Longonje S, Raffaelli D (2013) Feeding ecology of mangrove crabs in Cameroon. Mer Res
J Environ Sci Toxicol 1(4):99–108
Macintosh DJ, Ashton EC, Havanon S (2002) Mangrove rehabilitation and intertidal biodiversity:
a study in the ranong mangrove ecosystem, Thailand. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 55:331–345
Marchand C (2007) Relations entre les caractéristiques physico-chimiques du substrat et la nature
des palétuviers: Implications sur la répartition spatiale des espèces. Rapport réalisé dans le
cadre de l’opération ZoNéCo 2006 intitulée : « Typologie et Biodiversité des Mangroves de
Nouvelle-Calédonie ». Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mauris C (2005) The biology of mangrove ecosystems and estuaries, biology of habitat Oxford
publications, p 280
Midgley GF, Bond WJ (2015) Future of African terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems under
anthropogenic climate change. Nat Clim Chang 5:823–829. doi:10.1038/nclimate2753
Nagelkerken I, Blaber SJM, Bouillon S, Green P, Haywood M, Kirton LG, Meynecke JO, Pawlik
J, Penrose HM, Sasekumar A, Somerfield PJ (2008) The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: a review. Aquat Bot 89:155–185
Ndema-Nsombo E, Ako’o BF, Etame J, Din N, Ajonina G, Bilong P (2016) Effects of vegetation’s
degradation on carbon stock, morphological, physical and chemical characteristics of soils
within the mangrove forest of the Rio del Rey Estuary: Case study – Bamusso (South-West
Cameroon). Afr J Environ Sci Technol 10(3):58–66. doi:10.5897/AJEST2015.1956
Nfotabong-Atheull A (2011) Impact of anthropogenic activities on the vegetation structure of mangrove forests in Kribi, the Nyong river mouth and Cameroon Estuary. Dissertation, Université
Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium/The University of Douala, Cameroon
Nfotabong-Atheull A, Din N, Longonje SN, Koedam N, Dahdouh-Guebas F (2009) Commercial
activities and subsistence utilization of mangrove forests around the Wouri estuary and the
Douala-Edéa reserve (Cameroon). J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:35. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-35
Nfotabong-Atheull A, Din N, Essome-Koum GL, Satyanarayan B, Koedam N, Dahdouh-Guebas
F (2011) Assessing forest products usage and local residents’ perception of environmental
changes in peri-urban and rural mangrove of Cameroon, Central Africa. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
7:41. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-7-41
Nfotabong-Atheull A, Din N, Dahdouh-Guebas F (2013) Qualitative and quantitative characterization of mangrove vegetation structure and dynamics in a peri-urban setting of Douala
(Cameroon): an approach using air-borne imagery. Estuar Coasts 36:1181–1192. doi:10.1007/
s12237-013-9638-8
Ngo-Massou VM, Essomè-Koum GL, Ngollo-Dina E, Din N (2012) Composition of macrobenthos in the Wouri River estuary mangrove, Douala, Cameroon. Afr J Mar Sci 34(3):349–360
Ngo-Massou VM, Essomè-Koum LG, Kottè-Mapoko E, Din N (2014) Biology and distribution of
mangrove crabs in the Wouri River Estuary, Douala, Cameroon. J W Res Prot 6:236–248
Ngo-Massou VM, Kenne M, Dongmo AB (2016) Effect of anthropogenic activities on mangrove
crab diversity in Cameroon Atlantic coast. Int J Res Stud Biosci 4:1–12
Nielsen OI, Kristensen E, Macintosh DJ (2003) Impact of fiddler crabs (Uca spp.) on rates and
pathways of benthic mineralization in deposited mangrove shrimp pond waste. J Exp Mar Biol
Ecol 289:59–81
Nyanti L, Ling TY, Jongkar G (2012) Fish and crustacean communities and fish length-weight
relationship of Lutong river, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. World J Fish Mar Sci 4:102–110
3 Impact of Urbanization on the Evolution of Mangrove Ecosystems…