Mangroves do not occur naturally in Kuwait but an introduced species has been planted in recent years. Propagules of Avicennia marina have been collected from natural stands in Bahrain and United Arab Emirates and planted with positive results, reaching a mean height of 2.5m, after seven years of growth, which is close to the height of the parent trees in Bahrain.
AboEl-Nil Mostafa M. 2001. Growth and establishment of mangrove (Avicennia marina) on the coastlines of Kuwait. Wetlands Ecology and Management 9 (5): 421-428. http://reo.nii.ac.jp/journal/HtmlIndicate/Contents/SUP0000001000/JOU0001000621/ISS0000005296/ART0000056414/
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Area |
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Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
2002 |
2 |
Saenger, P. 2002. Personal communication. |
Expert estimate |
