How do mangrove forests induce sedimentation?

 

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Auteur: Kathiresan, K.
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:2003
Omschrijving:The mangrove forests play a significant role as sediment traps. They reduce tidal flows and induce sedimentation of soil particles at low tide. However, there are no such processes taking place in the non-mangrove areas. Site of Avicennia–Rhizophora interphase is more efficient than Avicennia and or Rhizophora zones, in trapping the sediment by 30, 25 and 20% respectively at low tide as compared to high tide
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instelling:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Taal:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/15727
Online toegang:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/15727
Keyword:rhizophora
avicennia
sedimentation
mangrove