MA 56: High mangrove density enhances surface accretion, surface elevation change, and tree survival in coastal areas susceptible to sea-level rise

Title: MA 56: High mangrove density enhances surface accretion, surface elevation ch...
Abstract: Survival, growth, aboveground biomass accumulation, sediment surface elevation dynamics and nitrogen accumulation in sediments were studied in experimental treatments planted with four different densities (6.96, 3.26, 1.93 and 0.95 seedlings m(-2)) of the mangrove Rhizophora mucronata in Puttalam Lagoon, Sri Lanka. Measurements were taken over a period of 1,171 days and were compared with those from unplanted controls. Trees at the lowest density showed significantly reduced survival, whil...
Publication Date: May 22, 2018, 12:17 a.m.
Keywords: Rhizophora mucronata , Mangroves Sediment accretion Tree density Facilitation Sea-level rise Sri Lanka
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: M 2
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Kumara M. P, L. P. JayatissaK. W. KraussD. H. PhillipsM. Huxham (2010).High mangrove density enhances surface accretion, surface elevation change, and tree ...

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