Canopy gaps formed by mangrove trimming: an experimental test of impact on litter fall and standing litter stock in Southwest Florida (USA)

• Published in: Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology Vol. 311; no. 2; pp. 201 - 222
• Main Authors: Ellis, William L., Bell, Susan S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16.11.2004; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Canopy; Decomposition; Florida; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gap; Litter; Mangrove; Marine; Rhizophora mangle; Sea water ecosystems; Synecology; Florida; United States; North America; America; USA, Florida; ASW, USA, Florida, Rookery Bay; Litter; Mangrove; Canopy; Gap; Decomposition; Rhizophora mangle; Florida; Brackish water environment; Rhizophoraceae; Experimental study; Canopy gap; Marine environment; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Stock; Canopy(vegetation)

Mangroves in Florida (USA) are subject to horticultural pruning that may increase the size of canopy gaps and alter rates of litter production and accumulation. Mangrove canopy gap formation is a common phenomenon, known to alter abiotic conditions near the forest floor. Using a series of field expe...