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However, with the growing industry inside the Gulf of Kutch coral reefs are once again declining. Mangroves are less protected than coral reefs as only 140 km^2 is under MNPS control out of 665.9 km^2. [8] Between 1960 and 1980 mangroves suffered severe destruction regardless of the MNPS.
Marine National Park of Gulf of Kutch is a fragile ecosystem. [11] In recent years, biodiversity of marine park has been under threat due to extraction of corals and sands by cement industries, increased turbidity of water, oil refineries, chemical industries and mechanised fishing boats. [1]
The Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves are a large mangrove ecoregion on the Arabian Sea coast of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and the Gulfs of Kutch and Khambhat in Gujarat, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The mangroves are the seventh largest mangrove forest in the world.
Other minor Mangroves are: Kutch Inland mangroves: Unlike typical coastal mangroves, these inland forests thrive in the arid environment of Kutch, characterized by high salinity and fluctuating water levels. The presence of these mangroves is largely attributed to the efforts of local conservationists and changing ecological conditions.
Previously there had been eight species of mangroves, although only four now remain: Aegiceras corniculatum, Avicennia marina, Ceriops tagal, and Rhizophora mucronata. Among these Avicennia marina constitutes 99% of the mangrove population. [18] As of 2007, the mangroves of the Indus delta are the largest desert climate mangrove forests in the ...
These creeks support mangroves and other marine vegetation while on land side of the sanctuary inland vegetation like Deshi babul, Pilu, Prosopis and others are found profusely. [4] The sanctuary is located at the watershed of Ruparel river and Kalindri at the North East coastal region of Jamnagar district in the Gulf of Kutch and has a very ...
The research team’s tests revealed the water discharged from the plant near Tragadi Bandar was higher in oxygen-depleting contaminants and warmer than the Gulf of Kutch’s waters. Its temperature was 32 to 33 degrees Celsius, far higher than the gulf’s average surface temperature of 26.1 degrees.
The Rann of Kutch is located mostly in the Indian state of Gujarat, specifically Kutch district, for which it is named. Some parts extend into the Pakistani province of Sindh. The word Rann means "desert" in Gujarati. The Rann of Kutch covers around 26,000 square kilometres (10,000 square miles). The Great Rann of Kutch is the larger portion of ...