Structure of Mangroves at Mida Creek

Mida Creek has the highest concentration of mangroves in Malindi, with a total area of 1,600 ha. There are 6 mangrove concentration areas including those on Sudi and Kirepwe Islands, which are tourist destinations. The other areas of high concentration are Badari ya Shaka, Mkangagani, Majaoni-Maweni and Mida-Magangani- Dabaso. The continued use of mangroves resources for construction have resulted into depletion of the resource in most of the areas mentioned, which requires some human interventions in form of Resource assessment to establish the stocking rates and identification of areas that require restocking to improve the productivity. The stocking levels of trees, saplings and seedlings found in each mentioned area were determined. The stocking rates ranged from 688 stems ha-1 at Badari ya Shaka to 1043 stems ha-1 at Mida-Magangani-Dabaso. The regeneration status was 17 242 saplings ha-1 in the later and 26 880 in the former case. Ceriops tagal was found to be the heavily harvested species for construction poles and other uses followed by Rhizophora mucronata, Avicenia marina and Xylocarpus granatum respectively.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wairungu, S., Mumbu, D., Kimani, G., Welimo, M., Muthini, J., Ndungu, M., Mukirae, P.
Other Authors:	Muchiri, M.N.
Format:	Book Section biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Kenya Forestry Research Institute 2009
Subjects:	Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora mucronata, Avicenia marina, Xylocarpus granatum, Stocking rates, Resource assessment, Depletion,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/8862
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