Abstract:Kandelia candel is a species of mangrove which are woody plant communities growing in tropical and subtropical areas along seashores and widely distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian and Taiwan provinces of China. This study investigates the genetic structure of three Kandelia candel subpopulations growing on different soil salinity along Jiulong River of the Fujian province. The three Kandelia candel subpopulations are Haicang, Jinshan and Fugong named after their location, and the soil salinity...