Mangroves Flashcards
GIVE THE NAMES OF THE FOUR SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF THE MANGROVE
RHIZOPHORA MANGLE
CONOCARPUS ERECTUS
AVICENNIA GERMINANS
LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA
GIVE THE CORRECT ORDER OF THE MANGROVE ZONATION.
RED MANGROVE
BLACK MANGROVE
WHITE MANGROVE
BUTTON WOOD MANGROVE
WHY ARE MANGROVES LOCATED ON ISLANDS AND WHY?
MANGROVES ARE LOCATED ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF ISLANDS & THE REASON FOR THIS IS SO THAT THE MANGROVES COULD BE SHELTERED AWAY FROM PREVAILING NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS.
WHAT ARE THE NAME OF THE FOUR MANGROVE TREES IN THE LOCATED BAHAMAS?
RED MANGROVE
BUTTONWOOD MANGROVE
WHITE MANGROVE
BLACK MANGROVE
GIVE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RED MANGROVE AND WHITE MANGROVE.
THE RED MANGROVE HAS LARGE,ROUNDED, LEATHERY LEAVES,YELLOW-CREAM WITH FOUR POINTED PETALS AND ATORPEDO-LIKE FRUIT
THE WHITE MANGROVE LEAVES ARE ROUNDED,SOMETIMES WITH PINKISH STEMS,THE FLOWERS ARE VERY SMALL & WHITE,AND THE FRUITS GREEN AND RIBBED,IN CLUSTERS.
WHAT ARE LENTICELS AND WHICH MANGROVE HAS THEM?
LENTICELS ARE BREATHING PORES WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE RED MANGROVE.
WHAT IS A PROPAGULE?
THEY ARE FRUITS.
WHAT ARE PNEUMATOPHORES AND WHICH MANGROVE AND WHICH TWO MANGROVES HAVE THEM?
PNEUMATOPHORES ARE BREATHING ROOTS THAT PROVIDE OXYGEN FOR THE ROOTS SYSTEM AND THEY ARE LOCATED ON BLACK MANGROVES AND WHITE MANGROVE.
DEFINE ADAPTATION.
ADAPTATION ARE CHANGES INSTRUCTOR & FUNCTION THAT MAKE A PLANT OR ANIMAL MORE SUITED TO ITS ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT ARE ADAPTATIONS REQUIRED FOR :
THERE REQUIRED FOR:
PHYSICALLY STABILITY
SALT TOLERANCE
OXYGEN-POOR SOIL(ANOXIC)
PROVIDES SUPPORT & STABILITY AGAINST WAVES & WIND.
RED MANGROVES
WHAT ARE MANGROVE ZONATION AFFECTED BY?
1) TIDAL FLOODING/CHANGES
2) LAND ELEVATION
3) SOIL & AND WATER SALINITY
WHY ARE PLANTS PRIMARY PRODUCERS?
THERE PRIMARY PRODUCERS BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE THERE OWN FOOD.
DEFINE DECOMPOSER.
THEY ARE FUNGI & BACTERIA THAT FEEDS ON DECAYING MATTER.
WHAT FORMS DETRITUS?
INSOLUBLE NUTRIENTS
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ORGANISM BASED ON THEIR LEVEL.(CROCODILE,SHRIMP,PHYTOPLANKTON,SNAPPER)
PRIMARY PRODUCER:PHYTOPLANKTON
PRIMARY CONSUMER:SHRIMP
SECONDARY CONSUMER:SNAPPER
TERTIARY CONSUMER:CROCODILE
DRAW A FOOD CHAIN.
PHYTOPLANKTON > SHRIMP > SNAPPER > CROCODILE
WHY ARE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS IMPORTANT AND HOW?
PROVIDES ECOTOURISM OPPORTUNITY(BIRD WATCHING, NATURE TOURS, OR KAYAKING.
PROTECTS THE SHORELINE FROM WAVES WITH THERE ROOTS THUS REDUCING WAVE ENERGY.
PROTECTS THE REEF ECOSYSTEM BY FILTERING NUTRIENTS FROM THE WATER.
NAME SOME THREATS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO THE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM AND EXPLAIN HOW ITS HAPPENING.
HABIT DESTRUCTION WHICH IS BEING DONE FOR BUILDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS & MARINES.
POLLUTION(OIL SPILLS, MARINE DEBRIS, FERTILIZER, AND RUN OFF FROM NEARBY DEVELOPMENTS.
NATURAL - TROPICAL STORMS
CLIMATE CHANGE - SEA LEVELS CAUSES THE WETLANDS TO NE LOST & THE IMPORTANT SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.
OVER FISHING - HARVESTING OF JUVENILES WILL LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE THE SPECIES TO REPRODUCE.
LIST FIVE MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO PROTECT & CONSERVE WETLAND.
MAKE A LAW TO PREVENT HOUSE DEVELOPMENTS ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS.
PREVENT FISHERMEN FROM CONSTANTLY CATCHING JUVENILE FISH.
MAKE A HABITAT TO PUT MANGROVE IN TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE STORMS.
UP ROOT ANY INVASIVE SPECIES THAT GROW IN MANGROVES.
MAKE A LAW PREVENTING OIL SPILLS FROM CONTAMINATING MANGROVES. .
