Destruction of the Phoenix/Hibiscus and Barringtonia racemosa Communities at Richards Bay, Natal, South Africa
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
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| Title | Destruction of the Phoenix/Hibiscus and Barringtonia racemosa Communities at Richards Bay, Natal, South Africa | |
| Creator | Weisser, P. J. Ward, C. J. | |
| Description | The destruction of the Phoenix!Hibiscus and Barringtonia racemosa Communities described by Venter in 1972 on the southern shores of Richards Bay is reported. The cause was the artificial openingof a new mouth about 5,5 km south of the original mouth, which increased tidal range and salinity. These swamp communities occupied a narrow band about 6 ha in area behind the Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Community. An estimated 95 % of the communities was affected and only on the landward border were some isolated remnants of species such as Acrostichum aureum, Hibiscus tiliaceus and Phoenix reclinata detected .Young stands of Phragmites australis, seedlings of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Avicennia marina and epipelic algae are recoIonizing the affected area. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1982-10-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v14i1.1151 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 14, No 1 (1982); 123-125 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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