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MANGROVES OF PAKISTAN-IRAN BORDER NEAR GULF OF OMAN S.M. SALFULLAH AND F. RASOOL
Abstract: Gawatar Bay located
at Pakistan-Iranian border facing Gulf of Oman serves as a connection between
mangroves of the Gulf area and N.E. Arabian Sea of Pakistan. It forms the westernmost
part of the coastal belt of Pakistan, the climate of which is maritime desert
type. Only one species Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh, prevails in the
Bay as in the Arabian Gulf and the adjacent Kalmat Khor. Their vertical zonation
pattern of different size groups is not regular but disturbed, The major problem
facing the mangroves is excessive harvesting, which stems from the socio-economic
set up of the local people residing in the area. Mangrove Ecosystem Lab, Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. |
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