Canopy gaps influence regeneration dynamics in cyclone affected mangrove stands in medium saline zone of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

Regeneration in the canopy gaps in medium saline zone of the Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF), Bangladesh was studied to investigate either significant floristic and structural differences between canopy gaps and adjacent forest with continuous canopy. A total of eighteen plots (30 m × 20 m) with an area of 1.08 ha were sampled from six sites (three sample plots from each sites). Species richness in terms of total number of species (seedling, height