Abstract:Effects of different waterlogged time on growth and physiological responses of two mangrove species, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia candel,were investigated.Mature propagules of K.candel and B.gymnorrhiza were collected at Mai Po Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hong Kong in March and April 1997,respectively.Four propagules were planted in a plastic pot containing 4 kg soils collected from the same mangrove forest.On 14 October 1998,4 B.gymnorrhiza pots and 4 K.candel pots were selected as materials for the w...