Importance of Mangrove Litter Production in the Protection of Atlantic Coastal Forest of Cameroon and Ghana - The Land/Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone of West and Central Africa - page 128

Dominant height

Cameroon (Douala-Edea Reserve) Ghana (Ada Ada Reserve)

60

50

40

30

20

10

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Avicennia Rhizophora Mixed

Stands

Stand basal area

Cameroon (Douala-Edea Reserve) Ghana (Ada Ada Reserve)

100

80

60

40

20

0

Avicennia Rhizophora Mixed

Stands

Fig. 11 Structural characteristics of mangrove forest in Ghana and Cameroon

Fruits
Cameroon Ghana

40

30

20

10

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Month

Fig. 12 Total monthly litterfall component in Avicennia in Cameroon and Ghana