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Forest structure and biomass of mangroves in the Mgeni estuary, South Africa
Forest structure and biomass were determined in a mangrove stand dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. Trees in 5 m2 sample plots were harvested at ground level and then further cut into 1 m strata for sep...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Forest structure and biomass of mangroves in the Mgeni estuary, South Africa
Forest structure and biomass were determined in a mangrove stand dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. Trees in 5 m2 sample plots were harvested at ground level and then further cut into 1 m strata for sep...
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Productivity and phenology of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. in Mgeni estuary, South Africa
Estimates of productivity of mangroves were obtained with the use of litter baskets placed at random in two communities: one dominated by Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. and the other comprising an almost pure s...
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Degradation of mangrove leaf and stem tissues in situ in Mgeni Estuary, South Africa
In situ rates of degradation of mangrove litter were obtained from regular harvests of submerged material contained in nylon-mesh bags. Litter components comprised leaves and stems of Avicennia mar...
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Zostera capensis setchell: III. Some aspects of wall ingrowth development in leaf blade epidermal cells
The development of wall ingrowths in leaf blade epidermal cells of the marine angiospermZostera capensis was studied by electron microscopy. Prior to the appearance of ingrowths long profiles of endoplasmic retic...
