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568:Categories
434:References
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311:Rhizophora
246:See also:
216:Portuguese
180:Vulnerable
333:Avicennia
290:estuaries
258:Casamance
224:ecoregion
185:Protected
124:Countries
111:Geography
37:, Senegal
338:mudflats
228:mangrove
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232:Senegal
156:Senegal
151:Liberia
84:Borders
55:Ecology
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400:Banjul
385:, and
278:Guinea
270:Cacheu
262:Gambia
208:French
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