Carbon Partitioning and Allometric Relationships between Stem Diameter and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Plant Components of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. and Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. in a Microtidal Basin Estuary in Sri Lanka

Title: Carbon Partitioning and Allometric Relationships between Stem Diameter and To...
Abstract: The capacity of plants to sequester carbon depends on net primary productivity and pattern of biomass/carbon partitioning within the plant which is not well understood for mangroves. Above (A) to below (B)-ground carbon ratio (A/B) of both Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. and Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. from where micro-tidal conditions prevail, Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka (7°11′42.18″N- 79°50′47.50″E) was approximately 3, and more closely resembles that of terrestrial plants than mangroves ...
Publication Date: May 22, 2018, 1:11 a.m.
Keywords: Lumnitzera racemosa , Carbon sequestration , Bruguiera gymnorrhiza , Organic carbon; Mangroves , Allometric relationships
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 5
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Perera K.A.R.S. , M.D. Amarasinghe (2013). Carbon Partitioning and Allometric Relationships between Stem Diameter and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Plant ...

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