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

CHAPTER FOUR: THE MANGORO
Introduction
This mangal is situated approximately 40km south of Toliara (see Figure 2). It has been the subject
of study in the past, but with no recent published work as to the arboreal biodiversity. Once again
the geographical positioning of the Mangoro mangal is not ideal for its formation, subject to
considerable wave action at high spring tides, but protected from the seasonal prevailing swells
from the West and Southwest. This mangal is again one of the core zones in the proposed Man and
Biosphere Reserve for the Toliara region (Cellule Environnement Marin et Côtier (Office National
pour l’Environnement), 2001) making baseline information important for future management.
Figure 29. Map depicting the historic layout and position of the Mangoro mangal (Lebigre, 1997).
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