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Ilka Feller
felleri@si.edu
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Mangrove Ecologist
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Animal-Plant Interaction Projects

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    One of only two tree climbing crabs, Aratus pisonii, feeds on mangrove leaves. This unique crab is an omnivore and also known to have cannibalistic tendencies. 

    Climate & Nutrients Affect Mangrove Herbivory

  • Mangrove Expansion in Response to Climate Change

    Climate change is facilitating rapid encroachment of mangrove trees into herbaceous saltmarsh ecosystems.

    Mangrove Expansion in Response to Climate Change

  • Indian River Lagoon, Florida

    Nutrient over-enrichment increases the productivity of scrub mangroves, but also decreases their resistance and resilience to hurricane damage.

    Nutrient Enrichment Intensifies Hurricane Impact on Mangroves

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