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Science10 Marine Ecosystems in W.A.: Mangrove Swamp

WHERE are the Mangrove Swamps?

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SOURCE: Mangroves Fact Sheet [WA Fisheries]

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Global Distribution of Modelled Mangrove Biomass

SOURCE: Ocean Data Viewer, (UN environment programme), 2014, URL: https://data.unep-wcmc.org/ 

WHICH species live in Mangrove swamps and how have they adapted?

Example of a mangrove swamp food web

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WHAT are mangrove swamps?

Mangrove: tree species that grow in non-freezing estuaries. There are about 12 species though the black, red, and white are most common.

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Mangroves and wetlands

Wetlands form an important buffer filtering water before the runoff reaches rivers, bays and the sea. Mangroves are seen to be more productive, hectare for hectare, than sugar cane farms because they provide the start of the food web that nearly all marine creatures depend on.

SOURCE: Episode 5 of The Living Landscape: An Australian Ecosystem series (2020) Duration: 17:42 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/FvrV3rKPmQc (YouTube) See also Catalogue record.