Physiological responses of avicennia marina var. acutissima and Bruguiera parviflora under simulated rise in Sea Level

• Main Authors: Rasheed, M.Z., Normaniza, O., Rozainah, M.Z.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6443/1/04_M.Z._Rasheed.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6443/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/

Climate change components such as increased in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and rising sea levels are likely to affect mangrove ecosystems. Healthy mature propagules of A. marina var. acutissima and B. parviflora were subjected to two tidal treatments; shallow and deep; for six months. Shallow t...