• Biology
• Published 2000
• DOI:10.1016/S0304-3770(00)00110-8

Below-ground decomposition of organic matter in forests of the mangroves Rhizophora stylosa and Avicennia marina along the arid coast of Western Australia

@inproceedings{Alongi2000BelowgroundDO,
  title={Below-ground decomposition of organic matter in forests of the mangroves Rhizophora stylosa and Avicennia marina along the arid coast of Western Australia},
  author={Daniel M. Alongi and Frank Tirendi and Barry Clough},
  year={2000}
}

• Daniel M. Alongi, Frank Tirendi, Barry Clough

Differences in biogeochemical characteristics between three Rhizophorastylosa and three Avicenniamarina forests were examined in different coastal settings of arid Western Australia. Decomposition rates of sediment organic matter correlated with temperature, but did not differ significantly between Rhizophora (range: 46.5–52.9 mmol C m−2 per day) and Avicennia (range: 28.5–48.3 mmol C m−2 per day) forests. There were, however, clear differences in the dominance of specific carbon oxidation… CONTINUE READING

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