First report on the distribution of Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (Primulaceae) from the Nicobar archipelago, India

Thirumurugan, Vedagiri; Singh, Anoop Raj; Gnanasekaran, G.; Prabakaran, Nehru

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Brief Communication • Ocean Coast. Res. 71 • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2675-2824071.23019vt copy

First report on the distribution of Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (Primulaceae) from the Nicobar archipelago, India

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Abstract

The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (9.3 Mw) and subsequent tsunami caused upliftment and subsidence throughout the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. This incident has significantly impacted the mangroves (97% vegetation loss) and coastal ecosystems of the Nicobar archipelago. Interestingly, the coastal subsidence has also created new intertidal habitats in the erstwhile agricultural lands and terrestrial forests, which provided an opportunity for the colonization of mangrove species. During our long-term monitoring of mangrove colonization in the Nicobar archipelago, we collected Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (Primulaceae) from Alreak, in Nicobar Islands. The occurrence of this species forms a new distributional record for the Nicobar archipelago. The present article provides detailed information on its taxonomy, ecology, and discusses the potential future spread of this species in the Nicobar Islands.

Keywords
2004 Tsunami; Coastal Subsidence; Mangrove colonization; New intertidal habitats; Southeast Asia

S.no	Species reported before the 2004 tsunami	Species reported after the 2004 tsunami	Local extinction after the 2004 tsunami	New distribution after the 2004 tsunami
1	Acanthus ilicifolius	Acanthus ilicifolius	Acanthus volublis	Avicennia marina
2	Acanthus volublis	Acrostichum aureum	Bruguiera sexangula	Aegiceras corniculatum #
3	Acrostichum aureum	Avicennia marina	Bruguiera parviflora	Lumnizera racemosa
4	Acrostichum speciosum	Bruguiera gymnorhiza	Cynometra ramiflora	Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea
5	Bruguiera gymnorhiza	Ceriops tagal	Xylocarpus moluccensis	Sonneratia lanceolata
6	Bruguiera sexangula	Dolichandrone spathacea	Acrostichum speciosum	Sonneratia ovata
7	Bruguiera parviflora	Excoecaria agallocha	-	-
8	Ceriops tagal	Excoecaria indica	-	-
9	Cynometra ramiflora	Heriteria littoralis	-	-
10	Dolichandrone spathacea	Lumnitzera littoralis	-	-
11	Excoecaria agallocha	Lumnizera racemosa	-	--
12	Excoecaria indica	Nypa fruitcans	-	-
13	Heriteria littoralis	Rhizophora mucronata	-	-
14	Lumnitzera littoralis	Rhizophora apiculata	-	-
15	Nypa fruitcans	Rhizophora stylosa	-	-
16	Rhizophora apiculata	Rhizophora x lamarkii	-	-
17	Rhizophora mucronata	Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea	-	-
18	Rhizophora stylosa	Sonneratia lanceolata	-	-
19	Rhizophora x lamarkii	Sonneratia ovata	-	-
20	Sonneratia alba	Sonneratia alba	-	-
21	Sonneratia caseolaris	Sonneratia caseolaris	-	--
22	Xylocarpus granatum	Sonneratia x gulngai	-	-
23	Xylocarpus moluccensis	Sonneratia x urama	-	-
24	-	Xylocarpus granatum	-	-
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