Plant ecology, resources and taxonomy

Seedling Growth and the Environmental Factors of the Non-native Mangrove Species, Sonneratia caseolaris, in Shenzhen Bay

  • CHEN Ye-Bin ,
  • GUO Xu-Dong ,
  • LI Kang-Ming ,
  • CHEN Lu-Zhen
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  • (1.College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian China; 2.College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518040, Guangdong China )

Received date: 2017-05-10

  Revised date: 2017-05-18

  Online published: 2017-06-30

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the growth, photosynthetic traits of Sonneratia caseolaris seedlings to different environment in natural mangroves, which were four kinds of plots under dense canopy of Kandelia obovata forests and S. caseolaris forests, forest gaps, and mudflats. The results showed that the seedlings growing in mudflats had the largest total biomass and leaf biomass partitioning, attributing to their high photosynthetic rates, water use efficiency and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency. Light intensity was the key factor among the all environmental factors that contributing to the fast growing of S. caseolaris seedlings, which led to its competition for new habitats. The results provided a reference for the management of non-native species, and the control of its invasive potential in Shenzhen Bay.

Cite this article

CHEN Ye-Bin , GUO Xu-Dong , LI Kang-Ming , CHEN Lu-Zhen . Seedling Growth and the Environmental Factors of the Non-native Mangrove Species, Sonneratia caseolaris, in Shenzhen Bay[J]. Subtropical Plant Science, 2017 , 46(02) : 131 -136 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2017.02.007

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