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              Aruba to me



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            CXXVI- 128 Mangroves


            NOORD — Mangroves form  storms, hurricanes and tsu-
            transition  vegetation  from  namis.
            land  to  sea  which  offers  According to experts, man-
            great  protection  to  tropi-  groves  capture  and  store
            cal islands and continental  34  million  tons  of  carbon
            shorelines,  estuaries  and  globally.  A  great  contribu-
            lagoons of tropical latitudes  tion to the fight against cli-
            areas, trees and shrubs that  mate  change  and  global
            can grow below the maxi-     heat!
            mum level of tides and are
            very tolerant to high salinity  They  promote  biodiversity
            of sea water. Mangrove for-  as  they  serve  as  a  habitat
            ests  forms  a  separate  and  in its entirety. Many types of
            unique  echo  system  on  its  fish, crabs, shrimp and mol-
            own right.                   lusks  inhabit  its  roots;  birds
                                         also find a favorable habi-
            Mangroves  protect  both  tat in the mangroves. They
            the saltwater and the fresh-  also   provide   spawning
            water    ecosystems   they  grounds  for  fish  and  crus-
            straddle.  The  mangroves'  taceans  on  nearby  coral
            complex  root  systems  filter  reefs and offer them shelter
            nitrates  and  phosphates  during  the  early  stages  of  fishing  grounds.  The  man-  op  new  varieties  of  crops,   The  rise  in  sea  level  as  a
            that  rivers  and  streams  life.                         grove trees themselves pro-  generating new opportuni-    consequence  of  climate
            carry to the sea. They also                               vide  fuel,  medicines,  tan-  ties for coastal farmers.  change  causes  a  saline
            keep  seawater  from  en-    Mangrove  forests  provide  nins, and wood for building  However  we  must  also       imbalance  in  the  man-
            croaching on inland water-   many  of  the  resources  houses and boats.               know  keep  in  mind  that   grove  habitat  that  makes
            ways.                        upon which coastal people                                 mangroves  are  very  sus-   their survival difficult in ad-
                                         depend  for  their  survival  Recent studies have shown  ceptible to drastic change,   dition  to  pollution  caused
            They  act  as  a  protective  and livelihood. At low tide,  that  mangroves  can  be  delicate    because    they   by  man  and  the  overex-
            barrier between water and  people  can  walk  across  used  for  biotechnology.  require  an  environment           ploitation  of  resources.  All
            land,  preventing  coastal  the  tidal  flats  to  collect  And  due  to  its  tolerance  in  balance  to  survive.  This   this  endangers  these  spe-
            erosion  and  reducing  the  clams, shellfish, and shrimp.  to  salinity,  the  possibility  of  means that they require an   cies, which are among the
            effect of waves and swells,  At high tide, fish move in to  transferring  genes  taken  appropriate concentration   most  diverse  and  produc-
            especially  during  extreme  feed among the protection  from  mangrove  species  to  of  fresh  and  salt  water  to   tive  in  the  world  offering
            weather  events,  being  a  of mangrove roots, turning  certain foods, such as rice,  thrive.                       so many benefits that they
            powerful   shield   against  the  marshy  land  into  rich  has been studied to devel-                              undoubtedly deserve gov-
                                                                                                                                ernmental     commitment
                                                                                                                                and our protection.

                                                                                                                                Fishermen of Southern Thai-
                                                                                                                                land  Trang  Province  have
                                                                                                                                a saying that goes like this
                                                                                                                                "If there are no mangrove
                                                                                                                                forests, the sea will have no
                                                                                                                                meaning. It is like having a
                                                                                                                                tree  with  no  roots,  for  the
                                                                                                                                mangroves are the roots of
                                                                                                                                the sea."—


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