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Rhizophora mucronata (loop-root mangrove, red mangrove or Asiatic mangrove) [3] [4] is a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region. Description [ edit ]
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen and remove salt, allowing them to tolerate conditions that kill most plants.
Ripe propagule Flowers In West Africa, estuaries, bays and lagoons are fringed by tidal mangrove forests, dominated by Rhizophora and Avicennia . When new mudflats are formed, seagrasses are the first plants that grow on the mud, with Rhizophora racemosa , a pioneering species , being the first mangrove to appear. [ 3 ]
Rhizophora mangle, also known as the red mangrove, [1] is a salt-tolerant, small-to-medium sized evergreen tree restricted to coastal, estuarine ecosystems along the southern portions of North America, the Caribbean as well as Central America and tropical West Africa. [2]
Shrimp farming causes approximately a quarter of the destruction of mangrove forests. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] Likewise, the 2010 update of the World Mangrove Atlas indicated that approximately one fifth of the world's mangrove ecosystems have been lost since 1980, [ 108 ] although this rapid loss rate appears to have decreased since 2000 with global ...
This mangrove is viviparous, the propagule emerging from the end of the fruit, falling from the tree and developing into a new plant. [3] It is very similar in appearance to Ceriops tagal and grows alongside it; previously thought to be the same species, it has now been shown to be genetically distinct.
Kandelia obovata (Traditional Chinese: 水筆仔、秋茄樹) is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family, i.e. a kind of mangrove. [3] It is found in Vietnam, Natuna Islands of Indonesia, Southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. Its presence in the Philippines is possible but not confirmed. [1]
[2] [3] [4] [6] The performance and sustainability of shrimp ponds depend on the goods and services provided by mangrove ecosystems yet mangrove forests are being cleared to build these shrimp farms. For this reason, IMS farming is an alternative practice that can meet mangrove conservation needs, while sustaining the livelihoods of coastal ...