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Roblox occasionally hosts real-life and virtual events. They have in the past hosted events such as BloxCon, which was a convention for ordinary players on the platform. [99] Roblox operates annual Easter egg hunts [100] and also hosts an annual event called the "Bloxy Awards", an awards ceremony that also functions as a fundraiser. The 2020 ...
Xylocarpus is a genus of plants in the mahogany family Meliaceae.It contains 3 described species, all of which are mangroves. [1] [2] The native range of the genus is the coasts of the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean. [3]
The tall-stilt mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) belongs to the Plantae kingdom under the Rhizophoraceae family. R. apiculata is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and the western Pacific islands. It is located exclusively in the mangrove ecosystem due to an affinity to wet, muddy and silty
Mangrove plants require a number of physiological adaptations to overcome the problems of low environmental oxygen levels, high salinity, and frequent tidal flooding.Each species has its own solutions to these problems; this may be the primary reason why, on some shorelines, mangrove tree species show distinct zonation.
Ideal conditions: the design and maintenance of a mixed mangrove-shrimp environment (e.g. tree coverage, leaf litter, ditch area) to maximize shrimp yield can be challenging and discouraging if farmers don't have access to enough resources (labor and financial) or to adequate technical knowledge [4] [8] [9]
Xylocarpus granatum, commonly known as the cannonball mangrove, cedar mangrove, [2] or puzzlenut tree, [3] is a species of mangrove in the mahogany family . It is found in Africa , Asia , Australasia and the Pacific Islands .
Mangrove ecosystems are found in about 120 countries [8] in the world and make up 0.7% of the world's tropical forests. [7] In most of these regions mangroves provide many services including; shelter, climate regulation through carbon sequestration, [ 7 ] decrease coastal erosion, create a link between terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and ...
It is used to help prevent coastal erosion and in restoration of mangrove habitats. [1] The timber is used for firewood and in the construction of buildings, as poles and pilings, and in making fish traps. The fruits can be cooked and eaten or the juice extracted to make wine, and the young shoots can be consumed as a vegetable.