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An ecological survey of the mangrove vegetation in the littoral salt marshes of the Red Sea coast of the Sudan was made during short periods between 1980 and 1982.
A vicennia marina (Forsk) Vierh occurs in pure stands of different dimensions in four types of locations. In each location, the responses of A vicennia are expressed in the degree of compactness of aggregation, canopy, height and regeneration potential. Grazing by camels is the primary agent in degradation of accessible locations; salt pans and to a limited extend cutting contribute in part to the process of degradation. The badly damaged aggregations may benefit from protection through control of grazing by nomadic camel tribesmen.
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Mohamed, B.F. (1984). Ecological observations on mangroves of the Red Sea shores of the Sudan. In: Dumont, H.J., el Moghraby, A.I., Desougi, L.A. (eds) Limnology and Marine Biology in the Sudan. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6557-7_13
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