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Past works (e.g. Golley et al., 1962; Odum and de la Cruz, 1967) suggested a net export of detritus from mangrove, swamps and salt marshes. Studies were conducted on mangroves in the Philippines to determine their importance as a source of organic matter for coastal waters.
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Gomez, P.L. (1988). Production and Transport of Organic Matter in Mangrove-Dominated Estuaries. In: Jansson, BO. (eds) Coastal-Offshore Ecosystem Interactions. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52452-3_8
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