Artificial Crab Burrows Facilitate Desalting of Rooted Mangrove Sediment in a Microcosm Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Microcosm Experiment
2.3. Microcosm Sampling
2.4. Field Sampling
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Microcosm
3.1.1. Sediment Salinity
3.1.2. Seedling Growth
Plant Part Analyses | ||||
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(a) | Regression Parameter | R2 | n | |
Roots DB = −0.51 + TLA × 0.01 | 0.91 | 48 | ||
Stem/branches DB = 3.86 + TLA × 0.02 | 0.88 | 48 | ||
* Leaves DB = 0 + TLA × 0.02 | 0.99 | 48 | ||
(b) | Plant Part | t-Value | Df | p-Value |
roots | 1.9 | 13 | 0.07 | |
stem/branches | −0.4 | 12 | 0.72 | |
leaves | −0.2 | 16 | 0.84 |
3.2. Field Experiment
4. Discussion
4.1. Microcosm Experiment
4.2. Mangrove Sediment Salinity
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix
Appendix A1
Appendix A2
Appendix A3
Appendix A4
Appendix A5
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Pülmanns, N.; Nordhaus, I.; Diele, K.; Mehlig, U. Artificial Crab Burrows Facilitate Desalting of Rooted Mangrove Sediment in a Microcosm Study. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2015, 3, 539-559. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse3030539
Pülmanns N, Nordhaus I, Diele K, Mehlig U. Artificial Crab Burrows Facilitate Desalting of Rooted Mangrove Sediment in a Microcosm Study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2015; 3(3):539-559. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse3030539
Chicago/Turabian StylePülmanns, Nathalie, Inga Nordhaus, Karen Diele, and Ulf Mehlig. 2015. "Artificial Crab Burrows Facilitate Desalting of Rooted Mangrove Sediment in a Microcosm Study" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 3, no. 3: 539-559. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse3030539