MEBIN- Title
- Influence of hydrochemistry on biotic components of the Batticaloa lagoon, Sr...
- Abstract
A method to measure the salt secretion by mangroves which are open to the sea spray was developed and used to measure the salt secretion by mangrove species of Rekawa lagoon, an ecosystem with the highest diversity of true mangroves in southern Sri Lanka. Out of the twelve species of mangroves, only four species i.e. Acanthus ilicifolius, Aegiceras corniculatum, Avicennia marina, and Avicennia officinalis proved to be able to secrete salts. Under the salinity regime (26.2 ± 4.41 ppt) exist...
- Publication Date
- Aug. 30, 2017, 3:26 a.m.
- Keywords
- Mangrove , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- JS 5 , JS 6
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
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