Table 2.

Characteristics of the five Avicennia marina seedlings harvested at the beginning of the experiment; all weights are of dried material, mean ± s.e., n = 5

Parameter	Value
Total dry mass (g)	1·90 ± 0·25
Roots (g)	0·70 ± 0·15
Stems (g)	0·70 ± 0·15
Leaves (g)	0·60 ± 0·06
Root/shoot (g g−1)	0·56 ± 0·09
Root/leaf (g g−1)	1·12 ± 0·17
Root/leaf area (g m−2)	22·85 ± 3·85
Total leaf area (cm2)	29·78 ± 2·34
Leaf area/plant mass (m2 kg−1)	1·63 ± 0·16
Leaf mass/plant mass (g g−1)	0·32 ± 0·02
Leaf area/leaf mass (m2 kg−1)	5·01 ± 0·20