Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates. (2008)
Journal Article
Bouillon, S., Borges, A. V., Castañeda-Moya, E., Diele, K., Dittmar, T., Duke, N. C., Kristensen, E., Lee, S. Y., Marchand, C., Middelburg, J. J., Rivera-Monroy, V. H., Smith, T. J., & Twilley, R. R. (2008). Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GB003052

Mangrove forests are highly productive but globally threatened coastal ecosystems, whose role in the carbon budget of the coastal zone has long been debated. Here we provide a comprehensive synthesis of the available data on carbon fluxes in mangrove... Read More about Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates..

Metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Effects of interspecific versus intraspecific settlement cues (2008)
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Simith, D. J., & Diele, K. (2008). Metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Effects of interspecific versus intraspecific settlement cues. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 362(2), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.005

It has recently been shown that metamorphosis of Ucides cordatus megalopae is triggered by substrata from the mangrove forest habitat, and, in particular, adult conspecific odours. Here we demonstrate that the gender of the odour-emitting crabs is in... Read More about Metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Effects of interspecific versus intraspecific settlement cues.

Effects of substrata and conspecific odour on the metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae) (2007)
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Diele, K., & Simith, D. D. J. D. B. (2007). Effects of substrata and conspecific odour on the metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 348(1-2), 174-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.04.008

Environmental cues associated with the adult habitat induce metamorphosis in many marine invertebrate larvae and thus settlement in a place appropriate for completing their life cycle. Ucides cordatus is a semi-terrestrial crab that exemplifies organ... Read More about Effects of substrata and conspecific odour on the metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae).

Salinity tolerance of northern Brazilian mangrove crab larvae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Necessity for larval export? (2006)
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Diele, K., & Simith, D. D. J. D. B. (2006). Salinity tolerance of northern Brazilian mangrove crab larvae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Necessity for larval export?. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 68(3-4), 600-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2006.03.012

The life cycle of the semiterrestrial mangrove crab Ucides cordatus includes pelagic larvae that are released into estuarine waters during the wet season and who may thus encounter potentially stressful low and variable salinity conditions. The effec... Read More about Salinity tolerance of northern Brazilian mangrove crab larvae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Necessity for larval export?.

Litter processing and population food intake of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus in a high intertidal forest in northern Brazil (2006)
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Nordhaus, I., Wolff, M., & Diele, K. (2006). Litter processing and population food intake of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus in a high intertidal forest in northern Brazil. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 67(1-2), 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.022

This study provides the first quantification of the population food intake of the litter-consuming mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae, L. 1763) in a New World mangrove forest. Diet, feeding periodicity, gastric evacuation rates and size-depend... Read More about Litter processing and population food intake of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus in a high intertidal forest in northern Brazil.

Population structure, catch composition and CPUE of the artisanally harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus(Ocypodidae) in the Caeté estuary, North Brazil: Indications for overfishing? (2005)
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Diele, K., Koch, V., & Saint-Paul, U. (2005). Population structure, catch composition and CPUE of the artisanally harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus(Ocypodidae) in the Caeté estuary, North Brazil: Indications for overfishing?. Aquatic Living Resources, 18(2), 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1051/alr%3A2005018

To evaluate the population structure of Ucides cordatus in the Caeté estuary, crabs were sampled bimonthly over 13 months in three Rhizophora mangle forest stands that differed in their accessibility and fishing history. Additionally, sex- and size c... Read More about Population structure, catch composition and CPUE of the artisanally harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus(Ocypodidae) in the Caeté estuary, North Brazil: Indications for overfishing?.

Asymmetric outcomes: assessing central aspects of the biological, economic and social sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae), in North Brazil (2004)
Journal Article
Glaser, M., & Diele, K. (2004). Asymmetric outcomes: assessing central aspects of the biological, economic and social sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae), in North Brazil. Ecological Economics, 49(3), 361-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.01.017

Central aspects of the sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery in the Caeté estuary, Pará, North Brazil, are assessed according to biological, economic and social criteria and based on a 5-year data series. Ucides cordatus is probably a keystone sp... Read More about Asymmetric outcomes: assessing central aspects of the biological, economic and social sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae), in North Brazil.

Life history and population structure of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Caete Estuary, North Brazil. (2000)
Thesis
Diele, K. Life history and population structure of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Caete Estuary, North Brazil. (Thesis). Universität Bremen. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6575

The semiterrestrial crab U. cordatus is one of the most heavily exploited resources of Bra-zilian mangrove forests. The growing interest in protecting and managing U. cordatus populations increases the need for research on socioeconomical and biologi... Read More about Life history and population structure of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Caete Estuary, North Brazil..