A brief insight about the plantation in makran coastal region and what can be done .pptx

Just read it for once and you Wil get the idea of how the coastal region flora resides and survives amidst tough and harsh conditions

1. COASTAL BELT FOREST “He who plants a tree, plants a hope” Lucy Larcom

2. INTRO Gwadar comes under the Tropical Littoral and Swamp Forest / Mangrove (Coastal) Forest Mean annual rainfall is between 150 – 200 mm (Regulates salinity) Soil is waterlogged and poorly oxygenated Mangrove ecosystem have high salt contents Single specie Timar ( Avicennia marina) dominates this forest type (95%) which is evergreen These forests are dense with a very low average tree height, often between 10 to15 ft ( branchy and bushy in nature)

3. MERITS P rovides habitat, protection and feed to aquatic wildlife and marine animals Protect coastline of country from strong tidal erosion and sea storm.

4. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Panicum turgidum Poaceae Grass Gentiana olivierii Griseb Gentianaceae Herb Aerva javanica Chenopodiaceae Shrub Atriplex stocksii Chenopodiacae Shrub Capparis spinosa Capparidaceae Shrub Inula grantioides Boiss Asteraceae Shrub Lawsonia inermis Lythraceae Shrub Rhizophora mucronata Myrsinaceae Shrub Salvadora oleides Salvadoraceae Shrub Sueda fruticosa Chenopodiaceae Shrub Solanum incanum Solanaceae Shrub Tamarix indica wild Tamaricaceae Shrub Zizyphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae Shrub Avicennia alba ( Api-api putih) Avicenniaceae Shrub Calotropis procera ( Ak) Asclepiadaceae Shrub

5. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Acacia nilotica ( Babul ) Mimosaceae Tree Acacia senegal ( Hashab gum) Mimosaceae Tree

6. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Panicum turgidum Poaceae Grass

7. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Gentiana olivierii Griseb Gentianaceae Herb

8. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Avicennia Alba Avicenniaceae Shrub

9. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Capparis spinosa Capparidaceae Shrub

10. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Rhizophora mucronata Myrsinaceae Shrub

11. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Zizyphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae Shrub

12. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Acacia nilotica ( Babul ) Mimosaceae Tree

13. SPECIES OVERVIEW Specie Family Category Acacia senegal ( Hashab gum) Mimosaceae Tree