Mangrove

Introduction Mangroves have different economic benefits. Nowadays, destruction of mangrove forest is very alarming. During the year 1918, mangroves forest is about 500, 000 hectares wide. In the Philippines, from the estimated 448, 000 hectares in 1920’s have been declined to 110, 000 hectares in the year 1990 and it reached 130, 000 hectares by the year 2000, as stated by Lunar and Laguardia (2012). Human anthropogenic activities such as conversion of mangroves into fishpond, shrimp farm, salt ponds

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The saline conditions tolerated by various species range from brackish water, through pure seawater (30 to 40 ppt), to water of over twice the salinity of ocean seawater, where the salt has become concentrated by evaporation (up to 90 ppt).[1][2] The many species of trees and shrubs adapted to saline conditions are not all closely related, and the term "mangrove"

everyone. I’m sure that all of you know what is mangrove right? But can you give me the exact meaning of mangrove? When I’m first said mangrove, what does come to your mind? It is a wonderful creation which gives lots of benefits or is it a frightening surrounding which is full of biting insects, savage crocodile or unhealthy air and extremely difficult to transverse? Today, there are still lack of awareness and understanding about these mangroves ecosystem and those negative view about it is still

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that can be found along coastal intertidal zones in tropical and subtropical areas near the equator due to their inability to survive in low temperatures. Mangroves are found not only in australia but on coastlines all over the world and are distributed over 100 countries in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Australia contains the third largest area of mangroves in the world after Indonesia and Brazil, totalling around 11,500 km2 representing approximately

1.0 Introduction “A mangrove is a tree, shrub, palm or ground fern, generally exceeding one and a half metres in height, which normally grows above mean sea level in the intertidal zone of marine coastal environments and estuarine margins. A mangrove is also the tidal habitat comprising such trees and shrubs” (Mangroves defined, n.d.). To survive in an intertidal environment, they must be able to tolerate a broad range of salinity, temperatures and moisture levels. In an environment with such low

banks of the Burnett River is destroying the mangroves! The Burnett River, which was such an important part in the habitation of the district,was named after J.C Burnett who explored the region in 1847. What J.C. Burnett probably didn’t realise back then was that the river was 435 km long and opens out into the Coral Sea. Factories are being built on the banks of this beautiful river and are not contributing to its safety or to its health. Mangroves are being cleared for development even though

Mangroves in Australia The mangrove communities of Australia are some of the most highly adaptive plant communities in the world. These plants live in an environment that is often engulfed with seawater. This environment is considered an arid environment due to the lack of fresh water. The plants of the mangrove community must develop several adaptations to deal with the environment. The environment these plants often inhabit is referred to as an intertidal zone. The intertidal zone is

Rainforests and Mangroves hold very vital roles in our ecosystems, in which this essay is comparing the two. Mangroves cultural significance towards Brisbane are strongly linked to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of Australia. They have provided food, shelter, medicine and many other resources to the land owners for over 40,000 years. They are also important to Brisbane’s natural environment because they are immensely productive ecosystems in which they provide various resources

Introduction Mangrove swamps are a type of coastal wetland found on five out of seven continents between the latitudes 30ºN and 30ºS. Mangrove swamps are rich communities of both vegetative and animal species. The swamps are unique in the fact that they are a highly vegetated area found on the edge of marine coasts. The major vegetation in this area has adapted to absorb its water from the sea, and its oxygen from the air as opposed to the soil. This environment serves as home to many animal species

Mangroves are an essential part of the Tampa Bay Estuary as they help maintain the overall health of the state’s coastal zones. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the Tampa Bay was in its worst condition as a result of unregulated pollution into the Bay. Environmental regulations beginning in the 1970s with the Clean Water Act improved conditions in the bay but even today there persists a problem with pollution and the destruction of natural habitats (Water Resource Management and Environmental Assessment