Mangroves

Mangroves are the typical coastal ecosystems stand out as a distinct forest type at the interface between terrestrial, estuarine, and near-shore marine ecosystems, where sea water and fresh water mixes and creates the favorable salinity condition for the mangrove species to grow. Mangroves have special adaptability to grow in such harsh environment; also, it provides massive ecosystem services to the coastal communities (Yusuke et al, 2012). However, mangrove species are increasingly threatened and experiencing range contraction across the globe that requires urgent conservation action. Mangrove has the potential to adapt threats like raise of sea level, extreme high water events, and coastal erosions. We found that human activities, such as…

INTRODUCTION Mangroves ecosystem provide an important sources such as food, medicines, material for building and filtering pollution. Mangrove forests are among the economically highest valued ecosystems. However, increase of urbanization and climate change affected the ecological functioning and the goods and services that are provided by mangrove system. Such that, the mangrove large areas are rapidly disappearing. In addition, it is degrade the condition of remaining areas. Additionally, it…

Dehydration Drink a lot of water, use sunscreen Slippery surface Falling down and harming self. Part A – Results Scientific Name and Common name of mangrove species identified Descriptions of features used to identify species Recording of position of species along transect (metres) Lumnitzera racemose Black Mangrove Simple leaf, Leave Alternate, Gland at end of leaf, 2.8m tall 0m, 1m, 5m, 5.5m Excoecoria ovalis Simple leaf, oval shaped leafs, roots above surface, 4m tall 1m, 2m, 7m, 9.5m…

1.1 Background and problem statement Mangroves are tropical and sub-tropical woody trees that grow naturally in brackish waters within the intertidal zone. Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive and rich in biodiversity and offer a variety of goods and services, both economic and ecological. The estimated total area of mangroves is just above 150,000 km2, divided by 123 countries worldwide (Spalding et al., 2010). In tropical regions, these ecosystems constitute about 0.7 % of the total…

narrative, they indicate that the government has been taking many steps to stop this damage and these steps have even produced some fruitful results. Reports have mentioned that “to a large extent, land-grabbing in mangrove areas by unscrupulous builders in the city has stopped” because of the mangroves being classified as forests (McDermott n.p., 2011). The government has also taken steps like unclogging water channels in different parts of the city this “allow tide water to reach the dying…

Today we planted around 100 mangrove plants in tidal swamp. The area has been taken over by invasives recently, which outcompetes the mangroves that are so vital to the ecosystem. The mangroves provide habitat for many species of birds and fish, unlike the invasive plant. Destroying mangrove habitat for poorly planned rice farms allowed invasives to take over and seriously harm mangrove populations, which means there’s less habitat and more erosion. This is an example of how the placement of…

Erwin (2009) suggest that wetlands will play a crucial role in response to climate change. There are many different types of wetlands, such as: mangrove forests, seagrasses, salt marshes, and peatlands. Each of these and more have and will continue to change. Mangroves are a great example of a vulnerable habitat due to climate changes. Mangroves are freeze-intolerant so the amount of viable habitat for them is already limited. There is proof of mangroves moving northward and taking over salt…

Rhizophora mangle the red plague Mangroves are a predominant form of vegetation that can be found in intertidal zones of tropical estuaries, lagoons, sheltered shorelines and in subtropical coastlines (Allen, 1998). Mangroves are trees and shrubs that have adapted to living in saltwater environments. They are propped up, out of the water, by dense, tangled roots that allow them to obtain oxygen in oxygen poor sediments. Their roots also allow the tree to remain supported during the rise and…

physical surroundings [1]. An ecosystem is a particular branch of ecology, comprised of biotic communities and the abiotic factors by which they interact with [2]. An example of an ecosystem with different biotic and abiotic factors is a mangrove forest. Mangrove forests are extremely fertile and make up some of the most densely-populated and widespread coastal ecosystems in the world [3]. The majority of mangrove ecosystems are accompanied by regions of coastal land called mudflats. Mudflats…

Ecosystem is a biological community of the organisms and their physical environment. There are three Florida's major ecosystems groups: Coastal Ecosystems, Freshwater Wetlands & Aquatic Ecosystems, and Upland Ecosystems. Furthermore, there are more different types of ecosystems as the subgroups. This paper will cover about the name, location, geology, soils, threats of major natural systems and common plants in major ecosystems. It will start with the coastal ecosystems. Coastal ecosystems are…