title: Suspended sediment in tidal currents: an often-neglected pollutant that aggravates mangrove degradation.
abstract: In this study, the influence of sediments deposited on the leaves of different mangrove species due to tidal movements on photosynthetic characteristics and chlorophyll fluorescence of the species was explored. The degree of accelerated degradation among different mangrove species was also obtained. Results show that the leaves of mangrove species have varying degrees of sediment deposition. Sediment deposition leads to photosynthetic reduction and physiological stress among Kandelia candel, Aegiceras corniculatum, and Avicennia marina in the Quanzhou Bay. Thus, the deposition of suspended sediments from tidal currents is an important environmental factor that accelerates the degradation of some mangrove species.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education & Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China. Electronic address: cxp-98@163.com.
authors.forename: Weiguo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Liuan Academy Institute of Agricultural Science, Liuan, Anhui 237000, China.
authors.forename: Daomin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education & Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
authors.forename: Qilin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education & Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
authors.forename: Yanyou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: College of Forest Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China.
authors.forename: Pingping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D032407:Avicennia / Q000502:physiology*; D002681:China; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D010788:Photosynthesis; D043982:Rhizophoraceae / Q000502:physiology*; D055871:Tidal Waves; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants
keywords: Chlorophyll fluorescence; Mangrove degradation; Photosynthesis; Sediment