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Effect of seashore distance on potential distribution, floristic diversity, and salt marsh migration of mareotic halophytes in Egypt

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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A key aspect of climate change influencing coastal areas globally is sea level rise, which leads to accelerated habitat shifts. Extreme halophytes are remarkable plants capable of functioning normally on saline soil of the coastal areas. The current research investigates the floristic structure of the extreme halophytic plant communities within 54 sites distributed in coastal and inland salt marsh habitats. To draw attention to the environmental factors that determine species distribution. Also, to detect the effect of the distance from the sea on the floristic composition. The results of the study indicated that as distance from the coast increased, there was an associated decrease in the abundance of species, genera, and families, attributable to a simultaneous increase in salinity levels. We can conclude that by moving farther away from the sea, the soil salinity increases, inland marsh migration occurs, and floristic diversity decreases as only extreme halophytic species can withstand. Consequently, the process of marsh migration serves a significant role in facilitating the adaptation of salt marshes to the phenomenon of sea-level rise.

DOI

10.21608/taec.2023.246456.1052

Keywords

distance from the sea, Extreme Halophytes, marsh migration, sea level rise

Authors

First Name

Nourhan

Last Name

Galal

MiddleName

Galal

Affiliation

Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

Email

nourhan_galal@alexu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-0021-9673

First Name

Laila

Last Name

Bidak

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

Email

laila_bidak@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Sania

Last Name

Kamal

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

Email

drsaniakamal@gmail.com

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Soliman

Last Name

Toto

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

Email

smt_toto@alexu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0000-0003-2098-2374

Volume

43

Article Issue

1

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40996

Issue Date

2023-04-01

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2023-11-05

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2023-04-01

Page Start

120

Page End

140

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1110-7413

Online ISSN

2357-044X

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636

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Publication Title

Taeckholmia

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https://taec.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of seashore distance on potential distribution, floristic diversity, and salt marsh migration of mareotic halophytes in Egypt

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30 Dec 2024