Notes on the mangrove swamps of Kenya.
It is estimated that the Mangrove Swamps in Kenya cover an area of about 180 squares miles. All have been gazetted as forest reserves. Since only four creek systems have been surveyed, it is obvious that the area given is only approximate, but the composition of the gazetted areas does not vary very much. Judging by the four swamps that have been surveyed, it seems probably that only about two-thirds of the total area can be classed us merchantable forest. The remainder consists of scrub mchu, liIana and undersized mkandaa. Of the merchantable forest, probably 70% consists of well-grown mkoko, with scattered muia and mkandaa, and 30% of badly-shaped mkandaa which, however, finds a market as fuel.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1929
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| Subjects: | Mangrove swamps, Brackishwater ecology, Coastal lagoons, Plant utilization, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/8348 |
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