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Table 2. Stand characteristics of Avicennia marina study sites in Gazi Bay, Kenya [3].

Location			Soil Water Nutrients (10⁻³ µmol/cm³ soil)									LAI	Soil texture	Soil Water Salinity (‰)			Inundation class
	°S	°E	NO₃ ⁻			NH₄ ⁺			P					mean	min	max
			mean	min	max	mean	min	max	mean	min	max
site 1	4°24′54,0″	39°30′42,0″	0.5	0.2	0.6	3	0	5	1.4	0.9	1.8	1.42	silty clay	34.6	20.9	46.0	I
site 2	4°25′55,5″	39°30′34,5″	0.15	0.10	0.24	^*	^*	^*	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.23	loamy sand	66.1	38.0	86.0	III
site 3	4°25′16,0″	39°30′27,0″	2	0	6	10	7	14	0.1	0	0.3	1.18	clay loam	63.3	40.0	79.9	III

Soil water for nutrient and salinity analyses was taken at about 25 cm depth. Inundation classes are defined according to Tomlinson [44].

P (soluble reactive phosphor), LAI (Leaf Area Index),

* (no data records).