However, considering the trophic dynamic
of marine environment (Odum and Heald, 1972; Wolff et al.,
2000) and the fact that the impact in lower levels of the trophic
web can perpetuate through the web (Kang et al., 2003), it is
reasonable to assume that reduction in benthic fauna affected
higher levels of the web. Moreover, considering the importance of
the mangrove system as reproduction and nursery site, it is highly
probable that the identified decrease of mangrove coverage (category
5) also affected the whole trophic web, including top predators
as fishes.