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This study aims to evaluate the physiological effects of climate-induced heat stress in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus.

Heat stress and physiological disruption in Ucides cordatus : a bioindicator of climate vulnerability in mangrove ecosystems of the Western Atlantic

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This study aims to evaluate the physiological effects of climate-induced heat stress in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus.
Crabs collected from Cananéia, SP, Brazil, were exposed to two temperatures: control (24 ± 1ºC) and treatment (30 ± 1ºC).
Two exposure durations were tested: acute (12-36 hours) and chronic (2-7 days).
Physiological impacts were assessed using NRRT and LPO biomarkers across different tissues.
Crabs exposed to heat stress presented reduced NRRT values in both conditions, indicating physiological disruption.
No significant differences were found between thermal groups for NRRT, but variations in LPO levels were noted during acute exposures based on tissue type.
The findings highlight U. cordatus as a bioindicator of thermal sensitivity and climate vulnerability.

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Randomized trial assesses physiological impacts of heat stress in Ucides cordatus, indicating ecological vulnerability.

Mosna et al. (2026) studied this question.

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