Mangrove litter production and organic carbon pools in the Mngazana Estuary, South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-25

  Rajkaran, Anusha ^a   Adams, Janine B ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Harvesting; Litter production; Mangroves; Particulate organic carbon; Rhizophora mucronata; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 36348968383     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2007.32.1.3.140     Document Type: Article

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