Caribbean Mangrove Swamps
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- Common sight on tropical shore: mangrove swamp
- Where land and sea intertwine
- Where the line dividing ocean and continent blur
- Marine biologist and forest ecologist both work at the extreme reaches of their disciplines
- Compared with the tropical timberlands, mangrove forests are small, monotonous and depauperate
- "Mangrove" applies to vascular plants that share physiological mechanisms for living in shallow seawater
- Limited by a need for balmy condition
- Mangrove swamps fall in two broad categories of classification: mainland or oceanic island
- Concerns about understanding the mangrove swamps lead us to research at one place
- Centered mangroves near Twin Cays, largely untouched mangrove range covering more than a square kilometer of shallow lagoon
- Twin Cays belong to the oceanic island type
- "Vibracores" indicated that mangroves at Twin Cay did not begin growing on coral
- Community established itself 7,000 years ago
- Topography of Twin Cays reflects several thousand years of history
- Provides a testament to the power of the storms and hurricanes that buffeted the forrest
- Periphery of Twin Cays and its canals are bordered by tall red mangroves
- Interior of Twin Cays is lined with a lot of shallow ponds and mudflats
- A lot of biodiversity but its threatened
B. Mangrove swamps are a common sight on a tropical shore. They are located where the land and sea intertwine. More specifically, on the line dividing the ocean from the continent. More specifically, the mangrove trees need to grow in these coastal habitat. They are also limited because the need a warm setting to be able to survive. They are not able to survive below 23 degrees celsius. Compared to other woodlands, forests compiled of mangroves are small, monotonous, and depauperate. The term "mangrove" applies to vascular plants that share physiological mechanisms for living in shallow seawater. Mangrove swamps fall into 2 categories, mainland and oceanic island. The mangroves at Twin Cays have established itself 7,000 years ago. The topography of Twin Cays reflects thousands of years of history. Along with the trees, there are other organisms that live in these areas like insects, birds, and snakes. These forrest are also being affected by humans by cutting down the forrest.
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C. Before reading this article, I had no idea what a mangrove was. To me, it sounded like something that would be in Harry Potter. However, after reading all about the trees as well as how they are created and where they are located at. I feel like this class has taught me a lot about different areas of the earth and I feel educated and made aware about many different areas. I was also made well aware about how humans influence and change the dynamic of our environment. The mangroves act as a habitat for many different species in their environment. I believe that a solution to this problem would be to create regulations to try and stop these trees from getting cut down. It is just sad to see how these trees which have established by themselves thousands of years ago are so easily cut down. I was reminded of the many different problems that us humans have on the environment and how we must try our hardest to make a positive change
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