MEBIN- Title
- MA 53: Sri Lanka, In: A Directory of Asian Wetlands, Scott DA (ed.) IUCN, Gla...
- Abstract
A large estuarine lagoon with extensive sea grass beds and some small patches of mangrove swamp and mudflats, particularly along the western and southern shores. The lagoon is fed by several small streams; it is linked to the sea by a narrow channel and is seasonally tidal, but for much of the year the channel is blocked by a sand bar. The maximum depth near the mouth of the channel is about four meters; the water is brackish, with the salinity increasing to about 30 p.p.t. seasonally. Cl...
- Publication Date
- May 22, 2018, 12:04 a.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 6
- 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.
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