Effect of seasonal variations on mangrove forest biogeochemistry

3 Effect of seasonal variations on mangrove forest biogeochemistry 

Some studies have observed seasonal variations in primary production and nutrient dynamics in the tropics, but the variation is often low due to the constant environment and the intense recycling of nutrients. Enhanced out-welling during rainy seasons may affect nutrient concentrations in mangrove forests stimulating primary production in the water column (Rivera-Monroy etal., 1998), and the coupling between mineralization and immobilization in the water column has been found to shift between the wet and the dry seasons (Suraswadi etal., 2003). Heavy rainfalls may also have major effects on water 

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