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Mangrove Habitat use by Fish. By: Christie de la Vega Martha Batista Senior Seminar – Presentation 1 Spring 2007. Mangrove Habitat use by Fish. Importance of Mangroves Hurricanes Storm surges Prop-roots Erosion/ Turbidity Government policy Absorb/ Transform nutrients Habitat.
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Mangrove Habitat use by Fish By: Christie de la Vega Martha Batista Senior Seminar – Presentation 1 Spring 2007
Mangrove Habitat use by Fish Importance of Mangroves • Hurricanes • Storm surges • Prop-roots • Erosion/ Turbidity • Government policy • Absorb/ Transform nutrients • Habitat Photo by Jiangang Luo
Refuge for Fish Protection from predation Average size of fish increases Multiple births Interconnected habitat mosaic Inundations/ Exposure Mangrove density and fish variety Feeding Areas Prop-roots trap nutrients Invertebrate fauna Feed opportunistically during day The larvae settle in the roots of mangroves and use its nutrients to survive Mangrove Habitat use by Fish
Fish Usage - Nurseries Location Lay eggs Sheltered development (life stages) Increase biomass Fish Usage - Mating Find mates Optimal mating environment Shelter/ Safety Mangrove Habitat use by Fish
Mangrove Habitat use by Fish Coral Reef/Fisheries • Offshore fisheries • Increase fish diversity and population • Migration in adult stage • Distance effect (island biogeography)
Mangrove Habitat use by Fish Fun facts • 60 ft high • 50 species worldwide • Everglades National Park How we can help • Human destruction • 1/3 lost to coastal development • Analyzing mangrove destruction • Aerial satellite photographs • Issues inappropriately addressed