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The Thakuran drainage basin is a unique example of a intensely proliferating mangrove ecosystem, and it contains the richest mangrove repository of the Sunderbans. Intertidal zones of newly developed point bars and mid-channel bars besides areas of natural levees and river flood plains are the suitable sites for mangrove flora in the Thakuran Basin. The morphodynamics of the Thakuran tidal river, situated in a tropical meso-macrotidal flow regime, play a vital role in the sedimentation pattern of the tidal marsh and also in changing the mangrove flora of the region. The native fauna of silty marsh sediments often cause changes in tidal currents over the marshes and create a baffling effect against waves and currents. Construction of earthen dams and land reclamation on both banks of the Thakuran River have an adverse effect on the growth of tidal-marsh vegetation.
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Das, G.K. (2017). Mangroves Swamp and Tidal-Marsh Sedimentation. In: Tidal Sedimentation of the Sunderban's Thakuran Basin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44191-7_9
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