Total Lipid and Fatty Acid Classes in Decomposing Mangrove Leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia candel: Significance with respect to Lipid Input

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dc.contributor.authorMfilinge, Prosper L.
dc.contributor.authorMeziane, Tarik
dc.contributor.authorBachok, Zainudin
dc.contributor.authorTsuchiya, Makoto
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T12:31:39Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T12:31:39Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractChanges in the concentration of total lipid and fatty acids (FAs) during the decomposition of mangrove leaves were investigated by field experiments using yellow leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. and Kandelia candel (L.) Druce, in order to quantify mangrove contribution to lipid and fatty acid inputs to marine sediments. Total lipid and total FA in the fresh (green and yellow) and decomposing leaves of both species were significantly higher during winter than summer. During decomposition, total lipid content and FA concentration, in particular branched chain fatty acids (BrFAs) and bacterial fatty acids (BFAs), increased to a maximum concentration in 45 days during winter and in 17 days during summer. Lipids were lost faster in K. candel leaf detritus than in B. gymnorrhiza leaf detritus in which >90% of the total lipid original weight was lost during the summer experiment and <60% during the winter experiment. The changes in the concentrations of total lipids and FAs in the decomposing leaves also indicate that mangrove leaves are significant sources of fatty acids and probably other lipid compounds to estuarine ecosystems and that tidal waters transport the lipids and FAs adsorbed to particulate matter from mangroves to adjacent estuarine sediments and the ocean.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMfilinge, P.L., Meziane, T., Bachok, Z. and Tsuchiya, M., 2005. Total lipid and fatty acid classes in decomposing mangrove leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia candel: significance with respect to lipid input. Journal of oceanography, 61(3), pp.613-622.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10872-005-0069-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2948
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Linken_US
dc.subjectBruguiera gymnorrhizaen_US
dc.subjectKandelia candelen_US
dc.subjectLipid contenten_US
dc.subjectMangroveen_US
dc.subjectDecompositionen_US
dc.subjectFatty acidsen_US
dc.titleTotal Lipid and Fatty Acid Classes in Decomposing Mangrove Leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia candel: Significance with respect to Lipid Inputen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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