AVALIAÇÃO DO CRESCIMENTO DE PROPÁGULOS E PLÂNTULAS DE ESPÉCIES DE MANGUE EM DIFERENTES SEDIMENTOS

: Mangroves are ecosystems of great ecological and economic importance, due to the many ecosystem services they provide to human communities. Currently, several mangrove areas are located near urbanized regions, which contributes to the degradation of these environments, due to various anthropic impacts. Knowledge about the morphological characteristics of the soil is essential for the work of conservation and restoration of these ecosystems. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the growth of propagules and seedlings of the species Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove), Avicennia schaueriana (black mangrove) and Laguncularia racemosa (white mangrove) in different types of sediments. The experiment used a completely randomized design, with three treatments (A: 100% sand; L: 100% mud; and M: 50% sand + 50% mud), with three repetitions each, totaling nine seedlings per species and 27 seedlings in total. The samples were kept in an environment with good lighting, watered with fresh water