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| | OVER SEAS August 1999: Cogtong Bay: A Mangrove Treasure Trove |
 | | The place is called Cogtong Bay, and it is special not because the size of its mangrove forest because there are bigger forests elsewhere, but because of its rich biodiversity. |
 | | In Cogtong Bay, at least 33 true mangrove species have been recorded, including such rare species as langarai (Brugiera parviflora), pototan (B. sexangula), pagatpat-baye (Sonneratia ovata) and tabyao or cajugao (Xylocarpus mekongensis). |
 | | This is remarkable compared to, for example, a solid 2,000-hectare mangrove in Lanao del Norte, which is composed of about 15 species at most. |
| www.oneocean.org /overseas/aug99/cogtong_bay.html (781 words) |
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