An Assessment of the Status of Biodiversity in the Muthurajawela ...
An Assessment of the Status of Biodiversity in the Muthurajawela ...
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Appendix 3<br />
Comparison <strong>of</strong> dom<strong>in</strong>ant flora <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Muthurajawela</strong> marsh <strong>in</strong> different habitats/study sites,<br />
recorded dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> previous survey (1990 – CEA) and <strong>the</strong> present survey (2000 – IUCN, SL).<br />
Area Major Flora <strong>in</strong> Sampl<strong>in</strong>g site & Habitat Major flora <strong>in</strong> year 2000 Braun-Blanquet<br />
year 1990 Human impact Cover Codes<br />
1. Extreme North Grasses Wahatiyaynma west Reed Swamp Typha angustifolia B<br />
Dandugan-oya area Sedges 1 Marsh Acrostichum aureum B<br />
Mangrove Shrub <strong>An</strong>nona glabra B<br />
Phragmites karka<br />
C<br />
Nona-ela Reed Swamp Pandanus tectorius A-C<br />
1 Shrub <strong>An</strong>nona glabra B<br />
Acrostichum aureum<br />
C<br />
Matiwala-bokka Reed Swamp Phragmites karka A<br />
1<br />
We<strong>in</strong>ela Mangrove Avicennia mar<strong>in</strong>a B-D<br />
Rhizophora mucronata<br />
B-C<br />
Rhizophora apiculata<br />
C<br />
2. North <strong>of</strong> Ja-ela – Acrostichum aureum Lenus Bund Lentic flora Nymphaea stellata A-B<br />
Tudella/South <strong>An</strong>nona glabra 3 Shrub <strong>An</strong>nona glabra A<br />
Mahawatte Flagellaria <strong>in</strong>dica Reed Swamp Phragmites karka A<br />
Ischaemum rugosum<br />
Grasses<br />
Sedges<br />
Kadola Shrub <strong>An</strong>nona glabra A<br />
4 Acrostichum aureum C<br />
Reed swamp Phragmites kirka A<br />
Marsh Eleocharis dulcis A-D
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