Structure and Composition of Mangrove Associations in Tubli Bay of Bahrain as Affected by Municipal Wastewater Discharge and Anthropogenic Sedimentation
Table 3
Sediment properties of Avicennia marina stand in the study sites.
Site
Depth (cm)
Soil properties
Texture (%)
Soil texture
Salinity (dS m−1)
pH
Clay
Silt
Sand
Sandy loam
Tubli
0–5
17.99
19.99
62.02
Sandy loam
16.2
8.02
5–15
12.00
9.32
78.68
Sandy loam
14.7
8.04
15–30
19.99
10.00
70.02
Loam
10.3
8.00
Sitra-1
0–5
18.66
38.65
42.68
Loam
20.9
7.93
5–15
23.32
43.30
33.37
Clay loam
18.0
7.83
15–30
29.32
43.31
27.36
Sandy clay Loam
19.8
8.02
Sitra-2
0–5
23.30
26.63
50.07
Loam
18.2
7.71
5–15
24.62
35.92
39.46
Sandy loam
23.2
7.71
15–30
15.96
19.95
64.09
Sandy loam
16.4
7.78
Levels not connected with the same letter are significantly different ().
