Reflections....: IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES

IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES

Mangroves are the trees that you will find the most throughout the coastline of world. Mangroves are very important in all aspects to the Environment and it’s people. Best Reason is Mangrove tree have been the Source of firewood in India Since ancient time. Society is so much selfish that it look for their Own Desire only and not it effect it will have on others. For Instance, Most of things in society are done with the help of Mangrove trees such as building house, furniture, transmission as well as telephone poles and certain household items. In most of countries coastal area uses Mangroves as a substitute product for fodder. Thus Mangroves reduce pressures from the scarce pasture lands and how it shows it’s importance.

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USES OF MANGROVES

Mangroves are buffers between land and sea. Coastlines throughout the world facing problem of global warming and because of it Coastline faces serious problem of rising Sea level. Honey collection from Mangrove forest is a promising business in India since ages it is coming on. Mangroves admittedly, are not only important but crucial for the coastal area. It is possible to derive timber products from Mangrove forests without Significant environment degradation and while maintaining their value as a nursery and a source of food for commercial capture fisheries.

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Awareness about MANGROVES

In the past few years there has been an increase in the awareness of the people. Residents associations are coming together to spread this awareness. The NGO’s are making efforts to highlight the issue like land reclamation, coastal regulation zone notification and illegal destruction of the Mangrove areas through the interventions of the government and bodies.

For instance :- Recent case of vashi airport area cutting down Mangroves trees for capturing more space for airport in unlawful and illegal manner. The protection of Mangrove ecosystem is possible only through participation of the people. Media has also played vital role in generating awareness about such an important and crucial thing.

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EXPLOITATION AND CONSERVATION

Last several decades study shows Approximately 35% of Mangrove area was lost of the twentieth century. shrimp farming causes a quarter of the destruction of mangrove forests. the 2010 update of the World Mangrove Atlas indicated a fifth of the world's mangrove ecosystems have been lost since 1980. It has been cited that mangroves can help buffer against Tsunami, cyclones, and other storms.

ADVANTAGES

LIMITED SALT INTAKE

Red mangroves exclude salt by having significantly impermeable roots which are highly suberised, acting as an ultrafiltration mechanism to exclude sodium salts from the rest of the plant.

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LimitED water loss

Because of the limited fresh water available in salty intertidal soils, mangroves limit the amount of water they lose through their leaves. They can restrict the opening of their stomata pores on the leaf surfaces, which exchange carbon dioxide gas and water vapour during photosynthesis.

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Increasing survival of offspring

In this harsh environment, mangroves have evolved a special mechanism to help their offspring survive. Mangrove seeds are buoyant and therefore suited to water dispersal. Unlike most plants, whose seeds germinate in soil, many mangroves (e.g. red mangrove) are viviparous, whose seeds germinate while still attached to the parent tree. Viviparous plants produce seeds that germinate before they detach from the parent. In many mangroves, for instance, the seedling germinates and grows under its own energy while still attached to its parent before dropping into the water in order to transport away. In some trees, like Jackfruit, the seeds can be found already germinated while the fruit goes overripe; this condition cannot be said as vivipary since the moist and humid conditions provided by the fruit mimics like a wet soil that encourages germination. However, the seeds can germinate under soil too. viviparies are also known muflorlds as they are the main ones in their family.

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