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Role of crabs in the natural regeneration of mangroves in the Sundarbans forest of Bangladesh
Author(s) -
SIDDIQI NEAZ AHMAD
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 0307-692X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1995.tb00546.x
Subject(s) - mangrove , propagule , rhizophora , rhizophora mangle , regeneration (biology) , natural regeneration , aerial root , natural forest , forest regeneration , biology , agroforestry , fishery , natural (archaeology) , ecology , geography , paleontology , microbiology and biotechnology
A study in the Bangladesh Sundarbans forest observed the impact of crabs on mangrove regeneration. Crabs were not found to cause any damage to the seedlings of experimental plots. In addition, no morphological damage attributable to crabs was observed in Rhizophora propagules collected from the forest floor. Further studies covering other areas of the forests have been suggested.