Abstract
AbstractSaltmarsh and seagrass communities are coastal macrophytes. These communities perform a number of important ecological functions, one of which is to support substantial fishery resources either as a nursery ground or a refuge from predators. The Bangladesh coast houses saltmarsh and seagrass resources but there has been sparse information on the diversity of fisheries adjacent to these plant communities. Consequently, this study was carried out to obtain information on the shoot density and biomass of the dominant saltmarsh (Porteresia coarctata) and seagrass (Halophila beccarii) species together with the diversity of fisheries adjacent to saltmarsh and seagrass beds on the south eastern coast of Bangladesh. The below-ground biomass of P. coarctata was found to be significantly higher than the above-ground biomass, presumably so as to survive under harsh environmental conditions, for example strong wave exposure. The standing crops and shoot density of the seagrass H. beccarii showed a similar pat...
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