Research Article | Published: 20 December 2019

Population Dynamics of major Mangrove species in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

A.S.M. Helal Siddqui and Akramul Islam

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 317-322 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-8L2TIN | Cite this article

Abstract

Growth dynamics of major mangrove species in three salinity zones of the Sundarbans was conducted by establishing permanent sample plots (PSPS) by the Mangrove Silviculture Division of the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute. Multistage sampling process was applied to collect data from 33 Permanent Sample Plots (PSPs), area of each PSP being 400 m2. Total number of seedlingh, saplings in each saline zone and total regeneration percentage  of each species in the PSPs was worked out.

Keywords

Population Dynamics, Mangrove, Sundarbans, Permanent Sample Plots, Regeneration

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Siddqui, A.H. and Islam, A., 2019. Population Dynamics of major Mangrove species in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(4), pp.317-322. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-8L2TIN

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