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Mangroves

Mangroves. Kara L. Cole Ecology 09-29-2006. Background. Definition Adapted to living in wet soils, salty or saline habitats, and being periodically submerged due to tides 50 Species in 12 families Reproduction. Distribution.

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Mangroves

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  1. Mangroves Kara L. Cole Ecology 09-29-2006

  2. Background • Definition • Adapted to living in wet soils, salty or saline habitats, and being periodically submerged due to tides • 50 Species in 12 families • Reproduction

  3. Distribution Courtesy http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/FISH/southflorida/mangrove/distribution.html#locale

  4. 4 Types • Red Mangrove • Black Mangrove • White Mangrove • Buttonwood

  5. Types Red Mangrove Black Mangrove White Mangrove Buttonwood Pictures courtesy of Cathleen Bester and NOAA

  6. Zones • Affected by • Tidal Flooding • Land Elevation • Soil and Water Salinity Courtesy http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/SouthFlorida/mangrove/Zonation.html

  7. Importance • Shoreline protection • Nursery • Threatened and endangered species • Renewable resource

  8. Human Impacts • Dredging • Water Pollution • Urban Development

  9. Fauna Eastern Indigo Snake American Alligator Southern Bald Eagle Brown Pelican Peregrine Falcon Loggerhead Sea Turtle Pictures courtesy South Florida Water Management District, US Fish & Wildlife Service and NOAA

  10. Sources • “Mangroves.” Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/SouthFlorida/mangrove/Introduction.html (24 Sep. 2006) • Molles Jr., Manuel. 2004 Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 3rd edition. WCB/McGraw-Hill Publishers, Boston. pgs 68-72.

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