Biomass, growth and productivity of seagrass; Enhalus acoroides (Linn. f) in Khung Kraben Bay, Chanthaburi, Thailand
1998
Tritep Vichkovitten (Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Sriracha Fisheries Research Station)
Biomass, growth and productivity of seagrass; Enhalus acoroides (Linn. f) were measured in Khung Kraben Bay, Chanthaburi, Thailand during the period of 1995-1996. The average standing crop biomass of leaves was 146.37 g dry wt./square m, while average relative growth rate ranged from 0.0224 to 0.0359 g/g/day. The specific growth rate ranged from 2.5 to 4.7 percent with turnover time of 21-40 days. Productivity was estimated by leaf marking method. The average leaf productivity was 4.24 g dry wt./square m/day. Data on leaf length and leaf growth indicated that new leaf production continued throughout the year with the average leaf growth rate of 1.52 cm/day.
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