Particulate matter in mangrove forests and seagrass beds as a nitrogen source in tropical coastal ecosystems

Lucy G. Gillis; Tjeerd J. Bouma; Cecile Cathalot; Alan D. Ziegler; Peter M. Herman

doi:10.1111/btp.12220

Particulate matter in mangrove forests and seagrass beds as a nitrogen source in tropical coastal ecosystems

Lucy G. Gillis^*
, Tjeerd J. Bouma
, Cecile Cathalot
, Alan D. Ziegler
, Peter M. Herman

^*Corresponding author for this work

Coastal dynamics, Fluvial systems and Global change

Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research
extern
Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer
National University of Singapore
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - NIOZ

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Abstract

We show in laboratory and field investigations that in the short-term seagrasses obtain most of their required nitrogen from the degradation of seagrass leaves, rather than degradation of leaves exported from adjacent mangroves. Mangrove forests at our Thailand site retain the majority of their nutrients, and therefore potentially buffer seagrasses from nutrients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	286-291
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biotropica
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12220
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2015

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© 2015 The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Keywords

Buffering
Mangrove forests
Nitrogen
Outwelling
Particulate organic material
Seagrass beds

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Particulate matter in mangrove forests and seagrass beds as a nitrogen source in tropical coastal ecosystems

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