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Eastern African Salt Marsh Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eastern African Salt Marsh Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: The most important occurrences of this macrogroup are two saline lakes: Lake Natron and Lake Bahi, both situated in the eastern arm of the Rift Valley in Tanzania. This zone receives erratic rainfall below 800 mm per year, with substantial annual variation. Long-term climatic desiccation in the area has caused these formerly large freshwater lakes to shrink to their present remnants, which are highly saline. The high evaporation rates and the constant input of salts from the saline substrate result in extremely saline water. A few halophytic plant species are able to grow on the saline soils fringing the lakes. The dominant halophytes surrounding the lakes are <i>Cyperus laevigatus, Dactyloctenium</i> spp., <i>Juncus maritimus, Salvadora persica, Sporobolus spicatus, Sporobolus robustus, Suaeda monoica</i>, and <i>Triplocephalum holstii</i>. The slightly less alkaline plains surrounding the lakes are dominated by grasses and by <i>Sesbania sesban</i>, with scattered <i>Acacia xanthophloea</i> trees (White 1983).  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40770-{53609AD6-4779-427E-B935-6AC7637C59E4} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Eastern African Salt Pan Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861767 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M466   Scientific: Eastern African Salt Marsh Macrogroup