Morphophysiological Traits of Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.) at Different Levels of Soil Salinity

Table 3

Leaf morphological parameters of Tubli Bay mangroves at the study sites.

Stand	Area (cm^2)	LDMC; (g )	LT; (µm)	IE; (g )
Tubli	8.96 ± 0.2 a	286.47 ± 4.1 a	0.00056 ± 5.8e-6 a	0.71 ± 0.02 a
Sitra (1)	7.45 ± 0.2 c	282.09 ± 4.1 a	0.00055 ± 5.8e-6 a	0.52 ± 0.02 b
Sitra (2)	8.11 ± 0.2 b	290.81 ± 4.1 a	0.00056 ± 5.8e-6 a	0.57 ± 0.02 b
Mean	8.1 ± 0.13	286.4 ± 2.41	0.0005 ± 3.4e-6	0.60 ± 0.01
P value	<0.0001	0.3384	0.2271	<0.0001

Levels not connected with the same letter are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).