Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography
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Research Article

Physicochemical Properties of Water, Soil, and Morphological Characteristics of Mangrove Forests in the Island of Kamaran, Al Hodaidah, Yemen

Adel Alshawafi^1*, Mohamed Analla¹, Mustapha Aksissou¹ and Patrick Triplet²

¹Laboratory of Environment, Biodiversity and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Tetouan, France

²Director of the National Nature Reserve of Syndicat Mixte Baie, place de l'Amiral Courbet, Abbeville, France

*Corresponding Author:

Alshawafi A
Laboratory of Environment, Biodiversity and Ecology
Faculty of Sciences, Tetouan, France,
Tel: +212660608830
E-mail:adelman11@hotmail.com

Received Date: August 01, 2016; Accepted Date: October 04, 2016; Published Date: October 07, 2016

Citation: Alshawafi A, Analla Md, Aksissou M, Triplet P (2016) Physicochemical Properties of Water, Soil, and Morphological Characteristics of Mangrove Forests in the Island of Kamaran, Al Hodaidah, Yemen. J Ecosys Ecograph 6: 211. doi:10.4172/2157-7625.1000211

Copyright: © 2016 Alshawafi A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Mangrove forest in Yemen is considered one of the most important components of wetlands and as an ecosystem affecting the ecological balance and biodiversity .The target of this study is to analyze the mangrove assemblages on the island of Kamaran, Featuring two species of mangrove trees black mangroves (“Crimea”, Avicennia marina) and red mangroves (“Algendl”, Rhizophora mucronata). This latter is the most widespread on the island. Both species grow indense forests, the study also aims to identify the most important factors contributing to growth and spreading of mangroves. This study is based on field visits, sampling, and physicochemical analysis. The results show that the trees are distinguished in terms of density, propagation, and improvement of soil properties. Avicennia marina has a large ability to grow in soil with varying proportions of sand and clay. Both mangrove species tolerate high salinity values. These results can be used to clarify the difference between mangroves that grow on the islands in areas protected and those that grow on the coasts. They can also contribute to the development of actions aiming to maintain the sustainability of these trees, so they can keep playing their vital role in the ecological balance.

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