How do mangrove forests induce sedimentation?
Rev. biol. trop
; 51(2): 355-359, jun. 2003. ilus, graf
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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.
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Écosystème
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Sédiments géologiques
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Rhizophoraceae
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En
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Rev. biol. trop
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BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA TROPICAL
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2003
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