Nehru Prabakaran

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How to quantitatively measure the population (density) of Grasses & herbs (stoloniferous plants) that spread on ground through root nodes?

I have an issue in counting the herb & grasses for density estimations. In a plot of 1 m X 1 m i have to enumerate all the grasses and herbs by their density in numbers. There is no issue in...

07 December 2017 4,622 8 View

Why species diversity increase with plant age (tree>sapling>seedling) in tropical forests?

I'm working on community assemblages in tropical rain forest vegetation in India. When we looked at some of our results, we see that the species diversity has increased with increasing age classes...

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Suggestion for cost effective instruments to measure Salinity, pH and DO in mangrove soil?

Hi, I'm looking to buy handheld instruments that should be used in the field to measure salinity, pH and Dissolved oxygen at inter-tidal mangrove mud. I never used such instruments before. I have...

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Does anyone have an idea on the habitat preference (e.g., salinity, tidal inundation, soil pH etc.,) of Nypa fruticans?

As far as my observation, Nypa inhabit on the stream edges where it can constantly receive salt and fresh water. So I am just wondering to know, could this species make a wide homogenous patches...

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How long does it usually takes to attain reproductive maturity for Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Nypa fruticans and Rhizophora mucronata?

Any species specific trait data (such as min. and max. salinity tolerance, propagule dispersal distance) for the mentioned species would be helpful for our mangrove succession model.

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