Mangrove

being placed upon the mangroves in Australia as over 80% of Australia’s population live within 50km of the coast. Land is becoming more in demand and because people aren’t well educated about the benefits of mangroves on the biodiversity of the world, the immediate reaction is to rid the mangroves to make room for construction to cater for the increasing population. The quality and productivity of mangroves are also being affected by the increase on human activity, and when mangroves are lost or…

(6000) hectares and consists of fifty-six percent (56%) of the mangrove on the island. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a wetland is “an area of land that is saturated with water.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have categorized wetlands as marine, estuarine, riverine, lacustrine and palustrine. Wetlands are beneficial in a number of ways, some of these…

The landscape surrounding the Administration Building at Bijagual is also fragmented, but not as severely as the Osa. The patches of forested land are generally larger and more abundant in Bijagual than in the Osa. However, there are still small patches of fragmented land surrounded by open pasture. The monkey populations here would face the same health threats as the isolated populations in the Osa, but not the same sever scale. Since the patches of forest are larger, there may not be as…

The second one is utilizing 65 Zn to analysis the removal of zinc in two different types of environment, mangrove-vegetated forest, and unvegetated tidal creek. In this study, sediments from a mangrove ecosystem in Sepetiba Bay was utilized for investigation since Zinc is the major contaminant in this region. In the laboratory, researchers used radiotracer 65Zn with half-life 244 days to undergo the experiment. Among the isotope of zinc, 65Zn has the longest half-life. Since it is the first time…

Crabs are a type of crustacean that occur within mangrove ecosystems and can be found from high tide through to low tide levels. Crabs shelter underneath logs and in cool places to avoid drying out and many create burrows for refuge from larger prey, it can also be the site of mating and incubation. Other crabs use burrows to store their food as the water tide rises or lowers. Red fingered marsh crabs and fiddler crabs are commonly active at low tides where they are often out looking for food,…

On that island, pygmy sloths have nearly exclusively been found in red mangrove forests. These forests comprise four acres of the total island area (Zuardo). The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List assessments estimated the population to be less than 500 individuals, but the most recent surveys on Isla Escudo detected only “79 individuals located in five isolated patches of red mangrove forest, with no single population great than 20…

another of the mind blowing Kayaking Tours in Jupiter FL with a two hour voyage through the Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve. Appreciate perspectives of the Jupiter Lighthouse, investigate mangrove islands, and see manatees, stingrays, heron, ibis and pelicans. You will get somewhat wet. 4: St Lucie Inlet…

the living organisms of an ecosystem, the Bay has approximately 757 native species including, 398 birds, 97 reptiles and over 2344 plants (…). Moreton bay has a rich diversity of biotic and abiotic factors which interact with each other. Extensive mangroves and tidal flats support and shelter fish, birds and other wildlife (State of Queensland, 2015). Sandflats provide roosting sites for migratory birds and seagrass beds nurture fish, shellfish, dugong and turtles (State of Queensland, 2015).…

“Pygmy Three-toed sloth”, it says that, “The most serious threat to the pygmy three-toed sloths is the destruction of mangroves in which they live in” (Curnick, Cabellos). This refers to that humans are cutting down the red mangroves which the sloths end up living in. It shows that habitat destruction is one of the main cause why the population…

Queensland to northern NSW; it is most commonly found in Southern Queensland, in places such as Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay. Its preferred habitats are tidal rivers and the intertidal flats of estuaries and bays, which are lined with mangroves and have sandy to muddy bottoms. The population decrease has been caused from a combination of habitat degradation, mortality from commercial and recreational fishing, and persecution by shellfish farmers. As a result, the International…