Mangroves Flashcards
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Florida mangroves
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White mangroves, black mangroves, and red mangroves
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Some qualities of white mangroves are
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No true aerial roots, grands excreting salt on leaves, highest elevations
3
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Some qualities of black mangroves are
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Aerial roots, no prop roots, darker trunks, high elevations
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Some qualities of red mangroves are
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Cigar shaped propagules, prop roots, dominant at water line
5
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Extensive shrimp farming
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Low-density farming using low-lying ponds along bays and tidal rivers
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Semi- intensive shrimp farming
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Conducted about high tide line, in carefully laid out ponds, feeding and pumping
7
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Intensive shrimp farming
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Small enclosures: small ponds, raceways, or tanks, which maybe covered or indoors
