TY - JOUR
T1 - Distribution and stem growth patterns of mangrove species along the Nakara River in Iriomote Island, Southwestern Japan
AU - Enoki, Tsutomu
AU - Ueda, Moeko
AU - Nanki, Daisuke
AU - Suwa, Rempei
AU - Hagihara, Akio
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments We thank K. Yasuda and other members of Research Institute for Humanity and Nature for field assistance, and D. R. Drake, University of Hawaii, for critical reading of the manuscript. This study was supported by a research project ‘Interactions between natural environment and human social systems in subtropical islands’ of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - We examined variations in stand structure and tree growth of a mangrove forest along two gradients: from the river mouth to upper stream and from the riverside to inland, along the Nakara River, Iriomote Island, Japan. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. occurred throughout the intertidal area, though Rhizophora stylosa Griff. and Kandelia candel (L) Druce did not occur upstream. Basal area and maximum tree height of B. gymnorrhiza decreased downstream. The growth rate in stem diameter of B. gymnorrhiza decreased downstream in relation with the soil salinity. The basal area and the maximum tree height of B. gymnorrhiza increased with the distance from the riverside. R. stylosa increased in stem diameter and growth rate toward the riverside.
AB - We examined variations in stand structure and tree growth of a mangrove forest along two gradients: from the river mouth to upper stream and from the riverside to inland, along the Nakara River, Iriomote Island, Japan. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. occurred throughout the intertidal area, though Rhizophora stylosa Griff. and Kandelia candel (L) Druce did not occur upstream. Basal area and maximum tree height of B. gymnorrhiza decreased downstream. The growth rate in stem diameter of B. gymnorrhiza decreased downstream in relation with the soil salinity. The basal area and the maximum tree height of B. gymnorrhiza increased with the distance from the riverside. R. stylosa increased in stem diameter and growth rate toward the riverside.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10310-008-0094-4
DO - 10.1007/s10310-008-0094-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58149394909
SN - 1341-6979
VL - 14
SP - 51
EP - 54
JO - Journal of Forest Research
JF - Journal of Forest Research
IS - 1
ER -
