For the study, five luxurious mangrove sites and adjacent plantations
of (Cocos nucifera L.), arecanut (Areca catechu L.), teak (Tectona
grandis L.f.), rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.) and padauk (Pterocarpus
dalbergioides Roxb. ex DC.) were chosen. The plantations
were developed by clearing the mangrove areas during varying
periods of time.