Figure 1: Locations of the four sites that represented a mangrove chronosequence at Zhanjiang, China.
From: Mangrove succession enriches the sediment microbial community in South China

From primary to climax community, the sites were: US-1 = unvegetated shoal; AM-2 = A. marina community; AC-3 = A. corniculatum community; and BR-4 = B. gymnorrhiza + R. stylosa community. A fifth site (EA = E. agallocha community) was used for assessment of tidal effects (ArcGIS 10.2 http://www.esri.com/data/find-data).