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Mangrove Litter Production In A Tidal Creek Of Lothian Island Of Sundarbans, India

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Title Mangrove Litter Production In A Tidal Creek Of Lothian Island Of Sundarbans, India
 
Creator Ghosh, P B
Singh, B N
Chakrabarty, C
Saha, A
Das, R L
Choudhury, A
 
Description 292-293
Average annual litter fall beneath Avicennia Marina in a tidal creek of Sundarbans mangrove forest was 1603 g.m-2.y-1 (dry wt). In this litter content, leaves contributed 72.2%, twigs 12.1%, flowers 4.1%, fruits 5.3% and miscellaneous 5.9%. Seasonality of litter production was observed with maximum (av. 553 g.m-2) in postmonsoon season and minimum (av. 354 g.m-2) during premonsoon season. Nutrient content in the leaves was generally higher than that of other components of the litter.
 
Date 2016-12-07T10:55:39Z
2016-12-07T10:55:39Z
1990-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38268
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.19(4) [December 1990]