Environmental Impact of Bush Burning on the Physico-Chemistry of Mangrove Soil at Eagle Island, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Abstract

Wetland soils derive their chemical composition from the sedimentary rock underneath. Among the metals produced are trace and nutrient elements which facilitate plant growth. Bush burning near mangrove forest is a common practice that has not been given much attention despite its negative impact on the environment. We thus hypothesize that the application of fire on wetland soil will negatively impact the soil chemistry. We collected soil samples from burnt and unburnt soilsat different distances from the point of burning to compare the concentration of nutrient elements (Calcium (Ca 2+ ), iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), Nitrate ( 3 NO − ), Phosphate ( 3 4

Effect of charcoal and spent engine oil on some growth indices of <i>Rhizophora racemosa</i> g. Mayer grown in garden soil

“…Mangroves, have the ability to survive extreme transitional zone, which serves as a link between marine and terrestrial habitats (Chand, 2018). Generally, mangroves are seen also, as other flora and fauna which utilize a coastal and saline depositional environment involving a variety of coastal landforms with typically anaerobic soil (Saifullah, 1985;Numbere and Obanye, 2023).…”