The sampled stands are distributed along the Deltaic Mediterranean
coastal region e Egypt, represented in three Governorates
namely: Al-Dakahlia, Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh After regular visits to the different sites of the studied
area between Feb 2011 and Jun 2012, fifty stands (50 m2 each)
were selected for sampling from different habitats (sand dune,
sand flat and salt marsh) of the studied area. Plant density was
measured according to Shukla and Chandel while the
plant cover of each species estimated in each selected stand
according to the line-intercept method of Canfield Relative
values of density and cover were calculated for each
species and the importance value in each stand was estimated.
Nomenclature of the species follows Boulos Voucher specimens of plant material were collected, and
deposited at the herbarium of Mansoura University.
Fig. 1