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Mangrove biodiversity survey south of the Onilahy River - Frontier ...

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2500<br />

2000<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> trees<br />

1500<br />

1000<br />

Adults<br />

Saplings<br />

Seedlings<br />

500<br />

0<br />

X. granatum<br />

A. marina<br />

B. gymnorrhiza<br />

R. mucronata<br />

L. racemosa<br />

Figure 11. Graph to show <strong>the</strong> total number <strong>of</strong> adults, saplings and seedlings <strong>of</strong> each species per hectare in <strong>the</strong><br />

Lavadanora mangal. Error bars = 95% confidence interval.<br />

Figure 12 shows how <strong>the</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> adults, saplings and seedlings varies between <strong>the</strong> species<br />

<strong>survey</strong>ed.<br />

100%<br />

80%<br />

Percentage<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

Seedlings<br />

Saplings<br />

Adults<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

R. mucronata<br />

A. marina<br />

X. granatum<br />

Species<br />

Figure 12. Graph to show <strong>the</strong> age structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> populations <strong>of</strong> each species.<br />

Figure 11 and Figure 12 show <strong>the</strong> age structure for <strong>the</strong> mangrove while Figure 13 shows <strong>the</strong><br />

average height <strong>of</strong> each species in this mangal.<br />

L. racemosa<br />

B. gymnorrhiza<br />

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