Mainoya, J. R.Mesaki, SimeonBanyikwa, Feetham F.2016-06-262016-06-261986Mainoya, J.R., Mesaki, S. and Banyikwa, F.F., 1986. The distribution and socio-economic aspects of mangrove forests in Tanzania. Man in the Mangroves: the Socio-Economic Situation of Human Settlements in Mangrove Forests, pp.87-95.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2790Mangrove vegetation is characteristic of sheltered coastlines in the tropics. Mangrove communities are extensive in protected shallow bays and estuaries, around lagoons, and on the leeward side of peninsulas and islands. In Tanzania mangrove forests occur on the sheltered shores of deltas, alongside river estuaries, and in creeks where there is an abundance of fine-grained sediment (silt and clay) in the upper part of the inter-tidal zone.enJournal Article