PJB-2000-26
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.
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