PJB-2010-269
WEIGHT LOSS AND CHANGES IN ORGANIC, INORGANIC AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS IN THREE SPECIES OF SEAWEEDS DURING DECOMPOSITION
SEEMA SHAFIQUE, PIRZADA J.A. SIDDIQUI*, R.A. AZIZ, ZAIB-UN-NISA BURHAN AND SHAHNAZ N. MANSOOR
Abstract
Seaweed species constitute an important component in the mangrove ecosystem in Pakistan and contribute to the primary production and food web. Decomposition rate of these most common species of seaweed viz., Enteromorpha intestinalis, E. clathrata and Ulva reticulata occurring in mangrove environment were estimated in the laboratory using nylon mesh bag. Each seaweed species was decomposed separately in nylon net bag (1 mm2 mesh) and were placed in well aerated seawater tanks. Triplicate sample bags of each seaweed species were retrieved after 2, 5, 7
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