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True Mangroves And Mangrove Associates. They have a mechanism for waterlogged saline and anaerobic conditions. The true mangroves and the mangrove associates. The present investigation which was carried out between the periods from September 2014 to July 2016 had recorded a total 29 true mangrove species and 72 associate species from various regions of. Mangroves are halophytes ie.
True mangroves have developed at least one or more specialised physiological or morphological adaptations in order to survive in such stressful environment. Keywordshalophytes true mangroves mangroves associates glycophytes. The Devi Estuary has 19 true mangroves and more 17 mangrove associates while Chilika Lake has only 6 true mangrove species which were planted. Mangrove flora can be categorized as true mangroves and mangrove associates. Mangroves are coastal forests. Salinity factor also limits the distribution of species per zones.
The species which are adapted to mangrove habitat and do not extend into other terrestrial plant communities are referred to as true mangrove species.
Nine true mangrove floral species belonging to six families and ten associated floral species belonging to nine families were identified along the inundated and the adjacent regions at the study sites. We have 44 true mangroves and 86 mangrove associate species that support 4060 animal species in Indian mangrove ecosystem. MANGROVE ASSOCIATE FLORAL SPECIES. However as for some fringe species found mainly on the landward transitional zones of mangroves no consensus among scientists could be reached in favor of this classification and much debate arises. Bhitarkanika has 33 true mangrove species and more than 40 mangrove associates whereas Mahanadi delta has 29 true mangrove species and more than 20 mangrove associates. A mangrove species Avicennia marina and four associates Thespesia populnea Sesuvium portulacastrum Calotropis gigantea and Citrullus colocynthis were reported in all five groups of study areas.