Claim · model-written summary
Introduced S. apetala from Bangladesh showed much less damage than S. caseolaris after the cold event.
- Taxon
- mangrovese0
- Material
- S. apetala introduced from Bangladeshe6
- Outcome
- damagee6
- Direction
- much lesse6
- Comparator
- its counterpart S. caseolarise6
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Verbatim
e0“evaluate the impact of the cold weather event on mangroves”
e6“S. apetala introduced from Bangladesh showed much less damage than its counterpart S. caseolaris”
Title
Damage to mangroves from extreme cold in early 2008 in southern China
Chen Lu 2010
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Low air temperature coupled with ebb tide at night caused serious damage to several mangrove species in Hainan, Guangxi and Zhanjiang.
- Observation Native mangrove species in Fujian had higher cold resistance than exotic species.
- Observation Kandelia obovata, Aegiceras corniculatum and Avicennia marina were the most cold-resistant mangrove species surveyed.
- Observation Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, B. sexangula and Rhizophora stylosa were the next most cold-resistant mangrove species.
- Observation Sonneratia caseolaris was the least cold-resistant mangrove species, with serious damage or complete loss in some locations.
- Observation Mangrove seedlings were more sensitive to cold than mature trees.
- Observation The extreme cold event killed many mangrove seedlings in the nurseries.
- Observation The extreme cold event caused immature flowers and fruits to drop from mangrove trees.
- Recommendation Cold resistance should be considered in future mangrove afforestation and restoration projects.