LITTERFALL PRODUCTION IN A PRIMARY MANGROVE, Rhizophora apiculata FOREST IN SOUTHERN THAILAND

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Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin
Tanit Nuyim

Abstract

Litterfall production and nutrient concentration of litterfall in a primary mangrove forest which mainly composed of Rhizophora apiculata Bl was investigated in Tura Island (7º 21´ 30˝ N. 99º 30´ 32˝ E), Trang Province, southern Thailand, for 3 years. Average total annual litterfall was 1,376 g / m2 / y. Leaves, reproductive structure, and wood constituted 68.20 and 11 % of the total litterfall, respectively. Leaf litterfall patern appeared to be trimodal with the peaks in dry season, mid and late rainy season. and lowest fall in May / June. Reproductive materials and wood litterfall exhibited unimodal patterns with peak in mid rainy season. Nitrogen concentration of leaf litterfall in Tura Island was higher while phosphorus was slightly lower than those reported from other mangrove forests located along the west coast of the Malay peninsula.

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Bunyavejchewin, S., & Nuyim, T. (2022). LITTERFALL PRODUCTION IN A PRIMARY MANGROVE, Rhizophora apiculata FOREST IN SOUTHERN THAILAND. Thai Journal of Forestry, 17(1), 18–25. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/256041
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