Major Ideas
- Mangrove swap, where land and sea interwine, where the line dividing ocean and continent blurs.
- Appears puny, monotonous and depauperate and is even the relatively rich Indo-Pacific coasts boast only some 40 mangrove species along their entire length.
- Some coral islands in the central Pacific lack an accompanying fringe of mangroves, apparently because the floating propasgules that serve as seeds for these trees can not reach such remote isles.
- Researchers have made detailed observations of many different mangrove swamps around the world, a huge gap exists in the understanding of how the different components of such intricate natural systems work together.
- To examine the biodiversity and ecology of a locale that was relatively accessible— the spectacular barrier reef o› the coast of Belize.
- Karen L. McKee of Louisiana State University has found that hypersaline conditions in the upper reaches of the intertidal zone favor black mangrove seedlings because that species has the greatest tolerance for salt.
- The interior of Twin Cays are lined with numerous shallow ponds and mudflats.
- Some of these areas are now without growing trees; some places contain eroded stumps of large trees that must have towered there in the past.
- Assumed that the physiological stresses associated with the increased salinity and high temperature of the mudflats accounted for the slow growth of these bonsai-like mangrove trees.
- Mangroves swamps fall within one of two broad categories of classification: mainland or oceanic island.
- Includes those communities that border continental coasts and are thus permanently sandwiched between salty ocean water and freshwater carried by streams from the interior.
Summary
If there were no mangrove forests, then the sea will have no meaning. Mangrove swamps are found along tropical seacoasts on both sides of the equator. They're named for the Mangrove tress that from there and to most people they look like muddy, swampy places filled with mosquitoes, snakes and spiders. The mangrove swamps in Belize are mainly comprised of three types of mangrove trees: red mangroves, black mangroves, and white mangroves.Term "mangrove" refers both to the many species of salt tolerant trees which may be found in a mangrove swap, and to the actual area in which these salt tolerant trees are dominant. Their appearance i puny, monotonous and depauperate and is even the relatively rich Indo-Pacific coasts boast only some 40 mangrove species along their entire length. Forest community that bridges the gap between land and sea. Mangroves are found along muddy estuaries of large rivers, and in sheltered intertidal coasted settings that include lagoons, bays, tidal creeks and inlets. Their root systems provide a filtering system for run-off from the guts of our islands, allowing the sediment would otherwise cover and kill coral reef colonies. Mangroves protect land from soil erosion, are able to control pollution flood, and nursery areas. Some coral islands in the central Pacific lack an accompanying fringe of mangroves, apparently because the floating propasgules that serve as seeds for these tress can not reach such remote isles.
If there were no mangrove forests, then the sea will have no meaning. Mangrove swamps are found along tropical seacoasts on both sides of the equator. They're named for the Mangrove tress that from there and to most people they look like muddy, swampy places filled with mosquitoes, snakes and spiders. The mangrove swamps in Belize are mainly comprised of three types of mangrove trees: red mangroves, black mangroves, and white mangroves.Term "mangrove" refers both to the many species of salt tolerant trees which may be found in a mangrove swap, and to the actual area in which these salt tolerant trees are dominant. Their appearance i puny, monotonous and depauperate and is even the relatively rich Indo-Pacific coasts boast only some 40 mangrove species along their entire length. Forest community that bridges the gap between land and sea. Mangroves are found along muddy estuaries of large rivers, and in sheltered intertidal coasted settings that include lagoons, bays, tidal creeks and inlets. Their root systems provide a filtering system for run-off from the guts of our islands, allowing the sediment would otherwise cover and kill coral reef colonies. Mangroves protect land from soil erosion, are able to control pollution flood, and nursery areas. Some coral islands in the central Pacific lack an accompanying fringe of mangroves, apparently because the floating propasgules that serve as seeds for these tress can not reach such remote isles.
Reflection
When I was reading this article I found it interesting that mangrove trees' have the ability to use saltwater and that the trees' niches were predictable. Although it's sad knowing that mangrove swamps are being threatened, but thanks to the amount of researching scientists are doing they're able to focus on them and maybe even find a way to protect them. Mangrove swamps can protect themselves from the sun and they're very vulnerable to logging due to their fragile nature. Another thing that I learned about mangroves is that they require warm weather, which explains why the majority of them are located around or in the tropics.
When I was reading this article I found it interesting that mangrove trees' have the ability to use saltwater and that the trees' niches were predictable. Although it's sad knowing that mangrove swamps are being threatened, but thanks to the amount of researching scientists are doing they're able to focus on them and maybe even find a way to protect them. Mangrove swamps can protect themselves from the sun and they're very vulnerable to logging due to their fragile nature. Another thing that I learned about mangroves is that they require warm weather, which explains why the majority of them are located around or in the tropics.