MEBIN- Title
- MA 50: Preliminary study report on mangroves of Pankudaweli
- Abstract
A very large and relatively deep estuarine lagoon which opens into the sea through two narrow channels (at 7°28'N and 7°46'N) during the wet season and is then tidal. Sand bars are built up by wave action during the dry season, blocking these connections with the sea. The lagoon receives fresh water from numerous small rivers and streams during the wet season. Several large islands are under cultivation for rice. The lagoon is almost entirely surrounded by a fringe of mangroves, an...
- Publication Date
- May 21, 2018, 11:59 p.m.
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- JS 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Kotagama SW, Pinto L and Samarakoon JI (1989). Sri Lanka, In: A Directory of Asian Wetlands, Scott DA (ed.) IUCN, Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK. ;Rajees...
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