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Ecological Study of Harra Forests in the Nayband Protected Area at Bushehr Province, Iran

Reza E Owfi

The protected area of Nayband is located at 320 kilometres southeast of Bushehr Province and that is of particular interest due to its unique ecosystem. The specific plant species of the region is Harra (scientific name: Avicennia marina) of Verbenaceae family which is a kind of tree of the mangrove plants and represent specific ecosystems in the tropics and it is result of accumulation of very special flora and fauna in the coastal deltas and rivers and bays where they are exposed to permanent tides. With an area of 390 hectares, this area of mangrove forests is the largest remaining mangrove forests in longitude above 27 degrees in South West Asia in terms of dense community. This paper deals with ecological mangrove forests. The related data were collected and then the area was visited to evaluate the circumstances of the ecosystem. Next, the related data were extracted and combined and finally some suggestions are offered for improving ecosystem.