Appendix D. ANOVA tables for survival and aboveground biomass of Kandelia obovata seedlings transplanted along the estuary salinity gradient with and without neighboring Spartina alterniflora vegetation.

ANOVA tables for survival and aboveground biomass of Kandelia obovata seedlings transplanted along the estuary salinity gradient with and without neighboring Spartina alterniflora vegetation

Appendix B. A table presenting density and vegetation structure of three dominant mangrove species along a salinity gradient in Zhangjiang Estuary in 2007.

A table presenting density and vegetation structure of three dominant mangrove species along a salinity gradient in Zhangjiang Estuary in 2007

Appendix C. A table presenting density and vegetative growth, and lateral expansion of Spartina alterniflora stands along a salinity gradient in Zhangjiang Estuary in 2008.

A table presenting density and vegetative growth, and lateral expansion of Spartina alterniflora stands along a salinity gradient in Zhangjiang Estuary in 2008

Appendix E. A table summarizing growth of Spartina alterniflora ramets 10 weeks after being transplanted into mangrove understory, forest edge, and unvegetated mudflat habitats in 2008.

A table summarizing growth of Spartina alterniflora ramets 10 weeks after being transplanted into mangrove understory, forest edge, and unvegetated mudflat habitats in 2008

Comparison in the carbon storage of biomass and soils between a mixed mangrove forest and a monospecific mangrove forest.

<p>Significant differences between two forests are indicated by *<i>p</i>< 0.05, **<i>p</i><0.01, ***<i>p</i><0.05, while NS indicates not significant difference at <i>p</i>>0.05.</p

Comparison in the carbon storage of biomass and soils between a mixed mangrove forest and a monospecific mangrove forest.

<p>Significant differences between two forests are indicated by *<i>p</i>< 0.05, **<i>p</i><0.01, ***<i>p</i><0.05, while NS indicates not significant difference at <i>p</i>>0.05.</p

Daily air temperature range and monthly precipitation in 2010 for the Gaoqiao mangrove research station.

<p>Daily air temperature range and monthly precipitation in 2010 for the Gaoqiao mangrove research station.</p

Bulk density (a), carbon concentration (b), and carbon density (c) at different soil depths for a mixed mangrove forest and a monospecific mangrove forest (mean±SD; n = 5).

<p>Significant differences between two forests are indicated by *<i>p</i>< 0.05, **<i>p</i><0.01 and ***<i>p</i><0.05, while NS indicates no significant difference at <i>p</i>>0.05.</p

C/N ratios of soils and plant biomass for two types of mangrove forests (mean±SD).

<p>Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences at <i>p</i><0.05 between two mangrove species or the same mangrove species between forest types.</p

Monthly litterfall production for the <i>A. corniculatum</i> monospecific mangrove forest and the mixed mangrove forest of <i>S. apetala+A. corniculatum</i> from January to December 2010 (mean±SD; n = 5).

<p>Significant differences at each month between two forests are indicated by *<i>p</i><0.05, **<i>p</i><0.01 and ***<i>p</i><0.05, while NS indicates not significant difference at <i>p</i>>0.05. Note that in the mix forest the litter from two mangrove species were not separated.</p