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Publication Type	J
Authors	Hossain, M; Siddique, MRH; Bose, A; Limon, SH; Chowdhury, MRK; Saha, S
Author Full Name	Hossain, Mahmood; Siddique, Mohammad Raqibul Hasan; Bose, Arun; Limon, Sharif Hasan; Chowdhury, Md Rezaul Karim; Saha, Sanjoy
Title	Allometry, above-ground biomass and nutrient distribution in Ceriops decandra (Griffith) Ding Hou dominated forest types of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh
Source	WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Language	English
Document Type	Article
Author Keywords	Allometry; Biomass; Ceriops decandra; Mangroves; Nutrients; Sundarbans
Keywords Plus	MIXED OAK FOREST; TREE BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; CARBON; PRODUCTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; EQUATIONS; ECOSYSTEM; MALAYSIA; CALCIUM
Abstract	The Sundarbans, the world's largest single expanse of natural mangroves located in southern Bangladesh, is the most productive mangrove ecosystem in the world. Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou is the dominant shrub in the strong saline zone of the Sundarbans and is mainly extracted for fuel wood, charcoal and tannin. The harvest of C. decandra has decreased by about 50 % in the Sundarbans during the last 10 years creating a major concern. This study derived allometric models of above-ground biomass and estimated of above-ground standing and harvestable biomass and nutrient stock in C. decandra in dominant forest types (C. decandra and C. decandra-Excoecaria agallocha) in the Sundarbans. Allometric relationships between collar girth (CG) and biomass of plant parts (leaf, branch and stem) were tested using linear, power and logarithmic equations. The power equation was found to be most suitable. The density and the estimated total aboveground biomass of C. decandra in C. decandra and C. decandra-E. agallocha forest types were 33,237 and 965 stems/ha (density) and 33.49 and 14.36 t/ha (biomass), respectively. Also, 13.56 and 6.61 t/ha of harvestable biomass were estimated, from C. decandra and C. decandra-E. agallocha forest types, respectively. Nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus concentrations in the leaves, branches and stems showed significant (p < 0.05) variation. The findings of the present study will help to quantify the impact of present harvesting techniques and alteration of different silvicultural intervention like fixation of felling cycle, felling criterion, and regeneration and slash treatment.
Author Address	[Hossain, Mahmood; Siddique, Mohammad Raqibul Hasan; Bose, Arun; Limon, Sharif Hasan; Chowdhury, Md Rezaul Karim; Saha, Sanjoy] Khulna Univ, Forestry & Wood Technol Discipline, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Reprint Address	Hossain, M (reprint author), Khulna Univ, Forestry & Wood Technol Discipline, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
E-mail Address	mahmoodhossain@hotmail.com; raqibulhasan_fwt@yahoo.com; arun.bose2@gmail.com; hasanlimon2000@yahoo.com; rezaulkarim91@hotmail.com; sanjoyfwt@yahoo.com
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology; Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Funding Text	We are thankful to the Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh for their special allocation research funding. We acknowledge the Sundarbans West Forest Division, Department of Forest and Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline for their logistical support and continuous cooperation. We also thank Professor Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman, Head of English Discipline, Khulna University for English editing. Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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Cited Reference Count	59
Publisher	SPRINGER
Publisher City	DORDRECHT
Publisher Address	VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS
ISSN	0923-4861
29-Character Source Abbreviation	WETL ECOL MANAG
ISO Source Abbreviation	Wetl. Ecol. Manag.
Publication Date	DEC
Year Published	2012
Volume	20
Issue	6
Beginning Page	539
Ending Page	548
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	10.1007/s11273-012-9274-2
Page Count	10
Web of Science Category	Environmental Sciences; Water Resources
Subject Category	Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Water Resources
Document Delivery Number	033PK
Unique Article Identifier	WOS:000310810100006
Plants associated with this reference	Ceriops decandra Excoecaria agallocha