Primary production in forests of the mangrove palm Nypa fruticans
Aquatic Botany(2020)
Abstract
•The palm Nypa fruticans is an important component of mangrove forests in the Indo West Pacific.•Litter production by Nypa was the highest recorded for any mangrove.•Aboveground biomass and annual production by Nypa were in the middle of the range for mangroves.•Production by Nypa needs to be included in the contribution of mangroves to global carbon budgets.
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Key words
Mangrove,Nypa fruticans,Demography,Allometry,Plastochron,Net aboveground primary production,Australia,Papua New Guinea
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