Theme 1B: Ecological patterns and processes in intertidal and subtidal soft-sediment habitats.

Research is focussed on the processes causing and maintaining patterns of distribution and abundance of animals and plants in coastal habitats (Program 1 - Ecology in Coastal Habitats). Without a good understanding of the ecology of species in these habitats, the interactions among the species and the relationships among patches of similar or different habitat, it is not possible to solve problems in the management of coastal change.

Local mangrove forests, salt marshes and mud-flats are habitats for a large variety of animals and plants about which relatively little is known. Apart from research into patterns and processes in these ecological systems and work on environmental impacts and restoration, members of the Centre are doing experimental work on the consequences of fragmentation of habitat, connections with and interactions between different estuarine habitats.

The Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities (EICC) has generated many scientific papers and theses from research projects on intertidal and subtidal soft sediments. The link to the URL provided in this record provides a link to this research.

本研究聚焦于驱动并维持沿海生境中动植物分布与丰度格局的相关过程（项目1——沿海生境生态学）。若未能充分认知此类生境中物种的生态学特性、物种间的相互作用，以及相似或不同生境斑块间的关联，则无法有效解决沿海变化管理领域的相关问题。

本地红树林、盐沼与潮滩是众多动植物的栖息生境，但目前对其相关研究仍相对不足。除针对此类生态系统的格局与过程开展研究、推进环境影响与生态修复相关工作外，该中心研究人员还正通过实验探究生境破碎化的影响后果，以及不同河口生境间的连通性与相互作用。

沿海城市生态影响研究中心（Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities, EICC）依托潮间带与潮下带软沉积物相关研究项目，已产出大量学术论文与学位论文。本记录中提供的URL链接可访问该研究的相关内容。