Stratigraphy and palynology of the mangrove swamps of Bombay
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The mangrove swamps in Bombay and Salsette islands are made up up to 5 m of dark and brown mud filling undulating rocky basins. Pollen analysis has revaled statistical insufficiency of pollen grains, the identification of which permits us to infer broadly an increase of Rhizophorae (Bruguiera and Ceriops) in the top samples; Avicennia was poorly present and there are indications of the presence of the other important mangrove genera among which pollen grains of Sonneratia acida outnumber those of others. The sediments have been found to abound in microplankton and microforms, and the latter have indeed escaped the destructive effects of the acetolysis method. The lack of organic matter and poverty of pollen have not permitted the building up of radiocarbon dated pollen stratigraphy for these mangrove swamps. The possibilities for the prevalence of relatively moister climate in the past have been discussed.
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