简介：Background:Mangroverestorationseekstorestoreorrebuilddegradedmangrovesystems.Themethodsofmangroverestorationincludeecologicalprojectsandrestoration-orientedtechnologies,thelatterofwhicharedesignedtorestorethestructure,processesaswellasrelatedphysical,chemicalandbiologicalcharacteristicsofwetlandsandtoensuretheprovisionofecosystemservices.Asimportantcomponentsofmangroveecosystem,benthicorganismsandcrabsplayakeyroleinnutrientcycling.Inaddition,mangroverestoration,suchasvegetationrestorationmeasures,canleadtochangesinthebenthicfaunalcommunities.Thisstudyinvestigateswhetherthepresenceofdifferentmangrovespecies,ageandcanopycoverofmangrovecommunitiesaffectthedensityofcrabburrows.Methods:TheLuoyangjiangEstuary,inthesoutheastofFujianProvince,wasselectedasourresearcharea.Asurvey,covering14sites,wasconductedtoinvestigatetheimpactsofmangroverestorationonthedensityofcrabburrowsinfourrehabilitatedforestswithdifferentstandagesandcanopy.Results:Itwasfoundthatdifferencesinvegetationtypeshadalargeimpactoncrabdensityandthatthedensityofcrabburrowswasloweronexposedbeaches(non-mangrove)thanundermatureKandeliacandel,AegicerascorniculatumandAvicenniamarinacommunities.Ingeneral,theamountofleaflitteranddebrisonmangrovemudflatswasgreaterthanonthebeachesasfoodsourcesforcrabs.Two-factoranalysisofvariance(ANOVA)showsthatchangesinmangrovespeciesandagesincerestorationhaddifferenteffectsoncrabburrowdensity.Theeffectofcanopycoverwashighlysignificantoncrabburrowdensity.Conclusions:Theresultssuggestthatintheprocessofmangroverestorationthecombinedeffectsofmangrovestandage,canopycoverandotherfactorsshouldbetakenintoaccount.Thisstudyfurthersupportsthefindingsofthefuturescientificresearchandpracticeonmangroverestorationandmanagementmeasures.