Materials
In this study, six representative mangrove species in Hainan, China,
were selected for control experiments, including A. marina (plant
height: 25-26 cm), A. corniculatum (plant height: 20-23 cm),K. obovata (plant height:
25-27 cm), R. stylosa (plant height: 28-29 cm), C. tagal(plant height: 17-18 cm), and B. sexangula (plant height: 27-28
cm). The above seedlings were all one-year-old plants obtained from the
nursery of the Dongzhaigang Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hainan Province,
China.