Primary Study on Sprout Regeneration of Mangrove after Logging in Futian,Shenzhen Bay
The sprout regeneration of three dominant mangrove species were studied after 4 years of logging in Futian,Shenzhen bay,China.The results showed that the average sprouting number of three mangrove species were as follows:Aegiceras corniculatum (12.4) > Avicennia marina (5.4) > Kandelia candel (4.4).The sprouting rates were 72.73%,67.42% and 20.77% for A.corniculatum,K.candel,and A.marina,respectively.The sprouting ability of different intertidal zones were as follows:high tidal level>middle tidal level>low tidal level,that height of the tidal zone can affect the sprout regeneration of mangrove.The survival and growth rate of sprouting mangrove plant were higher than those of mangrove seeding plant,indicating that sprouting regeneration play a vital role in mangrove community recovery after clear cutting.Additionally,the physiological and ecological of mangrove plant itself may be one of the most important factors which affecting initiation.