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Biomass and aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in a monospecific pioneer stand of a mangrove Kandelia obovata (S., L.) Yong were quantified. The estimated biomasses in leaves, branches, stems, roots, aboveground and total were 5.61 (3.68%), 28.8 (18.9%), 46.1 (30.2%), 71.8 (47.2%), 80.5 (52.8%) and 152 Mg ha−1 (100%), respectively. Stem phytomass increment per tree was estimated using allometric relationships and stem analysis. Stem volume without bark of harvested trees showed a strong allometric relationship with D 20.1 H (D 0.1, diameter at a height of one-tenth of tree height H) (R 2 = 0.924). Annual stem volume increment per tree showed a strong allometric relationship with D 20.1 H (R 2 = 0.860). Litterfall rate ranges from 3.87 to 56.1 kg ha−1 day−1 for leaves and 0.177 to 46.2 kg ha−1 day−1 for branches. Seasonal changes of litterfall rate were observed, which showed a peak during wet season (August–September). Total annual litterfall was estimated as 10.6 Mg ha−1 year−1, in which 68.2% was contributed by the leaves. The ANPP in the K. obovata stand was 29.9–32.1 Mg ha−1 year−1, which is ca. 2.8–3.0 times of annual litterfall. The growth efficiency (aboveground biomass increment/LAI) was 5.35–5.98 Mg ha−1 year−1. The low leaf longevity (9.3 months) and high growth efficiency of K. obovata makes it a highly productive mangrove species.
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We are grateful to Dr. L. Alhamd and Dr. S. M. Feroz who provided invaluable assistance for the collection of data. We also thank the Ministry of Environment, Japan, for access to the wildlife sanctuary, and Tomigusuku Community for permitting us the use of their land. This study was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (nos. 16201009 and 16651009), and by the twenty first century COE program of University of the Ryukyus, Japan.
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Khan, M.N.I., Suwa, R. & Hagihara, A. Biomass and aboveground net primary production in a subtropical mangrove stand of Kandelia obovata (S., L.) Yong at Manko Wetland, Okinawa, Japan. Wetlands Ecol Manage 17, 585–599 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-009-9136-8
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