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Overview of Halophytic Plants of the Sudanese Red Sea Salt Marsh

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Sabkha Ecosystems

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Halophytes of the Sudanese Red Sea coast are considered to be one of the important key habitats in the region providing many important ecological functions and useful services. At present, these communities are exposed to coastal disturbances and wide spread degradation due to combination of factors. To this effect, this review was organized in order to illustrate the extent and magnitude of these effects if exists .The results of the effects on the status of these communities have been enlisted followed by discussion leading to conclusions and recommendations that are hoped to contribute towards future conservation and management.

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  1. Arab Open University, 3322, Safat, 13033, Kuwait, The State of Kuwait, Kuwait

    Omyma Osman Karrar

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  1. Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, 35100, Turkey

    Münir Öztürk

  2. UNESCO Doha, Lusail Street - West Bay 66, Doha, Qatar

    Benno Böer

  3. Physische Geographie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, Regensburg, 93040, Germany

    Hans-Jörg Barth

  4. , Division of Ecological and Earth Science, UNESCO Headquarters, Natural Sciences Se, Rue Miollis 1, Paris Cedex 15, 75732, France

    Miguel Clüsener-Godt

  5. Inst. Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan

    M. Ajmal Khan

  6. Fakultät für Biologie, Abteilung 3 - Ökologie, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

    Siegmar-W. Breckle

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Karrar, O.O. (2010). Overview of Halophytic Plants of the Sudanese Red Sea Salt Marsh. In: Öztürk, M., Böer, B., Barth, HJ., Clüsener-Godt, M., Khan, M., Breckle, SW. (eds) Sabkha Ecosystems. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9673-9_6

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