China's intertidal mariculture as an unexpected lifeline sustaining the world's most threatened shorebird flyway

"Fig 1-global mollusc production 1984-2022": Comparison of global and China aquaculture mollusc production from 1984 to 2022. "Diet composition of shorebird species (with references included)": The diet composition of shorebird species along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and corresponding references. "Fig 2-Diet of shorebirds, and shorebird and mollusc composition": The proportion of molluscs in the diet of each shorebird species, the proportion of molluscivorous shorebirds in the total shorebird number, and the proportion of commercial molluscs in the total mollusc. "Fig 3-The relationship between the maximum density of molluscs and shorebirds recorded along the Chinese coast": 16 sites along the Chinese coast where both shorebirds and molluscs were surveyed to analyze the relationship between mollusc distribution and shorebird distribution. "Fig 4-Mollusc density, shorebird abundance, and intake rate of shorebirds in Gaizhou and Nanpu": Annual variations in shorebirds, molluscs, and shorebird intake rates at the Gaizhou (site 02) and Nanpu (site 07). "Fig 5-Mollusc density, shorebird abundance, and intake rate of shorebirds in Dongli": Annual variations in shorebirds, molluscs, and shorebird intake rates in Dongli (site 39). The years 2016-2018 represent the period before the aquaculture ban, while 2019-2021 represents the period after the ban. "Fig S1-Number of each shorebird species and environmental factors": The number of each shorebird species and corresponding environmental factors at the 16 sites where both shorebirds and molluscs were surveyed. "Fig S2-The relationship between the mean density of molluscs and shorebirds recorded along the Chinese coast": 16 sites along the Chinese coast where both shorebirds and molluscs were surveyed to analyze the relationship between mollusc distribution and shorebird distribution. "Fig S3-Non-commercial molluscs and all shorebird categories": The relationship between the total numbers of three shorebird categories and the density of non-commercial molluscs at the 16 sites where both shorebirds and molluscs were surveyed. "Fig S5-The composition of great knots’ diet in Dongli": The diet composition of great knots in Dongli (site 39), categorized into commercial molluscs, non-commercial molluscs, and other food sources.