Advances of studies on mangrove benthic fauna pollution ecology

In this article we summarize the recent studies of mangrove benthic fauna pollution ecology being mainly the following aspects:(1) The determination of the concentration of pollutants in benthic fauna organisms and the laws that pollutants accumulate and distribute in benthic fauna organism; (2) The effects of pollutants on benthic fauna physiological character; (3) The effects of pollutants on benthic fauna community; (4) The pollution monitoring function of benthic fauna in polluted water and sediment. In the study of mangrove benthic fauna pollution ecology, some certain progress have been made, but it is just beginning. So far the reported studies are mainly the ecological effects of heavy metals, municipal sewage and organic pollutants on mangrove benthic fauna .The studied objects are mostly macro benthic fauna. The fields limit in the accumulation and distributing of pollutants in benthic fauna and the effects of pollutants on the number and species of mangrove benthic fauna community .In the following years, ecologist should pay special attention to the studies of ecotoxicology and experimental ecology of mangrove benthic fauna.