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WWF - Mangrove forests: ecology
Asia, followed by Africa and South America. According to the FAO, the total mangrove area is around 150,000 km2. Four countries (Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria, and Australia) account for about 41% percent of all mangroves. Although a wide variety of plant species are found in mangrove forests, only some 54 species belonging to 16 families are recognized as "true mangroves" - species ...
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WWF - Increasing protection: coral reefs and mangrove forests
Sustainable use Climate change News Publications What You Can Do Increasing protection: coral reefs and mangrove forests Coral reef, Fiji. © WWF-Canon / Cat HOLLOWAY Protection means less stress on the system ... turtle conservation of which a good portion is expected to be used for coral and mangrove protection. A commitment by the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of ...
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A new pest causing decline of mangrove forests in Kenya
Mangrove forests supporting these species are extremely sensitive and need ultimate care in order to sustain ... or concurrent infestation on all branches of the tree may cause the death of the mangrove tree. The holes made by the insect may provide entrance for numerous disease-causing organisms ...
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Tropical Evergreen Forests
Leaves are broad and give out excess water through evapo-transpiration. In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in States such as Kerala and ... the Sundari trees found in this muddy area. Gorjan and Lintal are also found in these forests. Mangrove forests were abundant in Kerala about a century ago. Now, they are found in patches along the ...
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Shrinking Forests
Theses roots provide a sheltered space which acts as a fish ‘nursery’ for many species. Mangrove forests are being cut down throughout the tropics. The wood is greatly in demand to ... for charcoal in British barbecues. This site focuses mainly on tropical rainforest. Nearly all these forests are shrinking. Some loss occurs accidentally, through natural fire or hurricanes, for example, but these ...
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Why forests matter
These roots provide a sheltered space which acts as a fish ‘nursery’ for many species. Mangrove forests are being cut down throughout the tropics. The wood is greatly in demand to make ... and in building construction. The wood is even used for charcoal in British barbecues. The first forests existed about 400 million years ago and they have been evolving ever since. There are now many ...
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EJF: Press Release: Mangrove loss left Asia vulnerable when tsunami struck
Notes for editors: A number of factors are thought to influence the protective effect of mangrove forests against tsunamis: wave energy and height, bathymetry (the topography of the ocean floor), and ... coastlines from the tsunami, coastal habitats took much of the blow. Mangroves and other littoral forests were in places broken and uprooted, and coral reefs spectacularly overturned; but in many cases ...
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ETFRN NEWS 43/44: Forests and conflicts
The spraying devastated the mangrove ecosystem and created a large area of poorly vegetated or unvegetated coastal barrens. The Society for ... they had been sprayed several years earlier. They speculated that “The unusual soil conditions of mangrove forests may result in a failure of the herbicides to be decomposed. If the molecules ...
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Mangrove for Production and Protection
Document No.43, 1993 Table of Contents This case study starts with an overview of the mangrove forests of Vietnam together with data about distribution and flora and fauna found in them. ... in terms of land-use and social indicators. The management and production of the Can Gio mangrove area is subdivided into forestry- and non-forestry related production. Forest production takes place in plantations ...
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Conservation International - Protecting Forests, Finding a Solution to Climate Change
For example, mangrove forests prevent coastal erosion and protect freshwater supplies as sea levels rise. Coral reefs help ... the impact of storms and sustain vital marine resources such as fish populations. The tropical forests of Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America are the heart of nature ...
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