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Khor Farasan is an inlet located in the eastern side of Farasan island which is a large island on the Saudi Red Sea coast. Once Khor Farasan was crowded with mangrove trees of species Avicennia marina, but it has been recently subjected to massive human activities, such as the construction of a sea port, highways, mersa and similar structures. A side road was also constructed across the Khor, separating it into two sides. As a result, the mangroves have been destroyed on a massive scale. First of all, the trees were cut and removed from a number of places. Then a large number of trees died in places where the flushing of water was reduced or eliminated. The intact part of the stand is located near the Khor mouth where the flow of seawater is normal.
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Mandura, A.S., Khafaji, A.K. (1993). Human impact on the mangrove of Khor Farasan Island, Southern Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. In: Lieth, H., Al Masoom, A.A. (eds) Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1858-3_37
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