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mangrove swamp
mangrove swamp A region of vegetation, found along tropical coasts, in which mangrove trees (
Rhizophora species) predominate. The waterlogged soil is highly saline, and – like other
halophytes – mangroves are adapted to withstand these conditions; they also possess aerial roots (
pneumatophores) through which gaseous exchange occurs, to counteract effects of the badly aerated soil.
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Mangroves: A life-saving shield
Newspaper article from: The Manila Times; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...recent net losses of mangrove cover. Between...the total area of mangroves in these four countries...83 percent of the mangroves in the Irrawaddy...common problem of mangrove cover loss. The...There is no rational mangrove forest conservation...information on the mangroves' economic, ...
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Mangroves save lives in storms, study of 1999 super cyclone finds.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Science; 5/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...from the storm surge by mangrove forests experienced...and the width of the mangroves located between those...the average width of mangroves between the villages...of the coast if the mangrove width had been reduced...saving impact of the mangroves that remained in 1999...
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Mangrove Action Project.(Earth Island in the news)
Magazine article from: Earth Island Journal; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...functionality. The intricate mangrove thickets, also called...many other plants. Mangroves create dramatic forests...flats in the vicinity of mangrove forests. These salt...future venues for the mangroves when these "walking...have not torn down a mangrove forest have instead...
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Mangroves should be priority in cyclone-battered Myanmar, environmental group says
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...burgeoning population. Mangrove wood, which makes good...half of Myanmar's mangroves disappeared over the...launched a number of mangrove-replanting programs...also made to replant mangroves after the tsunami but...organization called Mangrove Action Network, said...
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MANGROVES 'N' MUD
Newspaper article from: The Press; 1/31/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...native sentiments aside, mangrove lovers also point out...is also enhanced by mangroves, which absorb pollutants...used the wood of the mangrove cursorily, in boat...Henare Tate in the book Mangroves in New Zealand by Pam...studded roots of the mangrove yield" of poet Hone...
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Mangrove cover on Indus Delta shrinking due to lack of fresh water.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 12/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...badly affecting the mangroves growth and recent...show that the its mangrove cover is less than...Indus Delta had mangrove cover of 160000...grasses cover as mangroves, he said. He said...of the existing mangrove cover on Indus Delta...existing cover of Mangroves on Indus Delta is...
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Mangroves are best defence against cyclones: researcher
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...of the importance of mangroves in protection from storms...cyclone if much of the mangrove forests had not been...estimate the value of mangroves. "Based on this...of land with intact mangrove forests is Rs.360...hectare of land after mangroves are cleared sells at...
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Missing mangroves. (need protect mangroves to support the ecosystem)
Magazine article from: World Watch; 3/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Vailoces has been planting mangrove trees since the early...first. They said the mangroves looked funny, like little...labor to revive the murky mangrove swamps that had once...watched people cut down the mangroves and dynamite the coral...
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Mangroves could have reduced tsunami damage, U.N. official says
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/7/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...have been saved if mangroves and reefs had been...state, said the Mangrove Action Program...unclear whether mangroves and coral reefs...of the world's mangrove swamps have disappeared...interview. The Mangrove Action Program estimates...000 acres) of mangroves left in the world...
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Mangroves could have significantly reduced tsunami damage, conservation groups say
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/7/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...have been saved if mangroves and reefs had been...state, said the Mangrove Action Program...unclear whether mangroves and coral reefs...of the world's mangrove swamps have disappeared...interview. The Mangrove Action Program estimates...000 acres) of mangroves left in the world...
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Mangrove Tree
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mangrove Tree Mangroves are trees in the family...and oceanic shores. Mangrove forests are generally...anaerobic environment. Black mangroves often do not reproduce...protected mudflats. The mangrove environment is stressful...
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mangroves
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
mangroves ‘Mangrove’ is the...allow the growth of new mangrove areas. Mangroves in deltaic areas...sediment supply is lower, mangroves will undergo erosion...shorter timescales, mangrove development can be...
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mangrove
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mangrove large tropical evergreen...protected ocean shorelines. Mangroves are most abundant in...unrelated constituents of mangrove vegetation, such as...family, called black mangrove. True mangroves are classified in the...
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mangrove forest
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
mangrove forest( mangal ) A swamp forest of saline or brackish water, which develops on tropical and subtropical coasts (see tidal flat ). Characteristically, mangrove forest has a dense tangle of aerating roots projecting above the mud. Virgin mangrove can reach 30 m tall.
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mangrove swamp
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
mangrove swamp A region of vegetation, found along tropical coasts, in which mangrove trees ( Rhizophora species) predominate. The...x2013; like other halophytes – mangroves are adapted to withstand these conditions...
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