Light dependent properties of five Native Mangrove species(c)by Promila Kapoor-Vijay
A brief note
Promila Kapoor-Vijay(ID name Promila Kapoor)
There are about 80 species of true mangrove trees worldwide, mangrove ecosystems comprise a relatively low number of habitat-forming tree species, are rich with a high diversity of decomposer, detritivorous and consumer species. Although the overall level of diversity in mangrove ecosystems is low relative to those of other key tropical habitats such as coral reefs and tropical rainforestss, these species collectively support many important ecosystem services (Lee et al.,(2017).
The key feature of Mangrove study relates to the adaptive capacity of five mangrove tree species and their response to strong light. The study by Kitao et al, describes and reports an examination of photosynthesis specifically the light-dependent properties of five mangrove native tree species which are: Sonneratia alba, Rhizophora stylosa, Rhizophora apiculata, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Xylocarpus granatum)”.
1.Mangrove Ecosystems: A Global Biogeographic Perspective.Rivera-Monroy V.H. et al. (2017) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62206-4_3
2. Light-dependent photosynthetic characteristics indicated by chlorophyll fluorescence in five mangrove species native to Pohnpei Island, Micronesia