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mangroves - Coggle Diagram
mangroves
features:
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-adapted to survive in saline, anaerobic and stormy habitats
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threats:
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-can be as high as 50% in some countries (india, phillipines)
-mangrove clearing:
-areas are seen as unproductive so used as farmland, settlements and infrastructure
-cleared for tourist development, shrimp farms and salt farms
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conservation:
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-75% of mangrove lost in Sri Lanka, leftovers are protected from 2015
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structure:
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-inland:
-least ressistant to saline water and have knee roots that allow gas exchange in oxgyen poor sediment
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medicinal resources:
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-leaves have antimicrobrial properties that could be used to fight ressistant bacteria (eg, MRSA)
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