Effects of Mangrove Zonation and the Physicochemical Parameters of Soil on the Distribution of Macrobenthic Fauna in Kadolkele Mangrove Forest, a Tropical Mangrove Forest in Sri Lanka

Figure 2

Aerial photograph of the Kadolkele mangrove forest showing the distinct mangrove zonation. There are three mangrove zones in this mangrove forest: Rhizophora zone (R), Avicennia zone (A), and the Lumnitzera zone (L). Three belt transects, displayed as white rectangles on the photograph, were established along the center of each zone for sampling in the present study. The GPS locations of the Lumnitzera transect, Avicennia transect, and the Rhizophora transect were 7°19′55.94′′N, 79°84′41.01′′E; 7°19′57.76′′N, 79°84′40.03′′E; and 7°19′61.14′′N, 79°84′38.03′′E, respectively. Image source: Google Earth satellite maps.