MINI REVIEW

G Kairo, F Dahdouh-Guebas, J Bosire and N Koedam 

383

Restoration and management of mangrove systems - a lesson for and from the East African region

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S Beer 

390

Marine photosynthetic research in Zanzibar

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FMA Barbosa, CC Cuambe and SO Bandeira 

393

Status and distribution of mangroves in Mozambique

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LJ Stal 

399

Coastal microbial mats: the physiology of a small-scale ecosystem

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PLA Erftemeijer, AK Semesi and CA Ochieng 

411

Challenges for marine botanical research in East Africa: Results of a bibliometric survey

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SO Bandeira and M Björk 

420

Seagrass research in the eastern Africa region: emphasis on diversity, ecology and ecophysiology

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B Bergman 

426

Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in tropical oceans, with emphasis on the Western Indian Ocean

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RESEARCH PAPERS

T Bedin 

433

The progression of a mangrove forest over a newly formed delta in the Umhlatuze Estuary, South Africa

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ARO Martins and SO Bandeira 

439

Biomass distribution and leaf nutrient concentrations and resorption of

Thalassia hemprichii at Inhaca Island, Mozambique

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P Gwada and JG Kairo 

443

Litter production in three mangrove stands of Mida Creek, Kenya

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F Leliaert, O de Clerck, JJ Bolton and E Coppejans 

450

New records of the Chlorophyta from South Africa, with the emphasis on the marine benthic flora of KwaZulu-Natal

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R Dulymamode, N Sukhoo, I Bhugun 

460

Evaluation of Padina boergesenii (Phaeophyceae) as a bioindicator of heavy metals: some preliminary results from Mauritius

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C Marangoni, RN Pienaar and SD Sym 

465

Possible introduction of alien phytoplankton via shipping ballast water: A South African perspective

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J Uku and M Björk 

475

The distribution of ephiphytic algae on three Kenyan seagrass species

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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

JC Ingram and TP Dawson 

483

The impacts of a river effluent on the coastal seagrass habitats of Mahé, Seychelles

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AS Buriyo, AK Semesi and MSP Mtolera 

488

The effect of seasons on yield and quality of carrageenan from Tanzanian red alga Eucheuma denticulatum (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta)

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SO Bandeira, CM António and AT Critchley 

492

A taxonomic listing, including new distribution records, for benthic, intertidal seaweeds from Mecúfi, northern Mozambique<

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