"In the watery limbo between sea and river, where salt and fresh water mingle in the roots of mangrove trees, a handful of uniquely adapted species—terrestrial and aquatic—have evolved to fill the novel niche.
But more than 40 percent of the land-dwelling animals that live in mangrove forests are now under pressure from habitat loss, concludes an analysis published this week in BioScience.
"Mangroves are threatened by development, pollution, mariculture and changes in sea level and salinity," wrote David Luther, an ecology researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Russell Greenberg, head of the Smithsonian National Zoo's Migratory Bird Center. The impact on creatures that depend on mangroves remains poorly documented.
Aside from being a unique home for many animals, mangroves serve an important function for people, as well. Like other coastal buffers, they help shield land from storms and high seas. Recognizing the value of the disappearing groves, officials in Jakarta, Indonesia, recently promised to restore 790 acres (320 hectares) of the forests along the city's northern coast, The Jakarta Post reported."
Go to the link for a great slide show of the beautiful land and animals under threat!
But more than 40 percent of the land-dwelling animals that live in mangrove forests are now under pressure from habitat loss, concludes an analysis published this week in BioScience.
"Mangroves are threatened by development, pollution, mariculture and changes in sea level and salinity," wrote David Luther, an ecology researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Russell Greenberg, head of the Smithsonian National Zoo's Migratory Bird Center. The impact on creatures that depend on mangroves remains poorly documented.
Aside from being a unique home for many animals, mangroves serve an important function for people, as well. Like other coastal buffers, they help shield land from storms and high seas. Recognizing the value of the disappearing groves, officials in Jakarta, Indonesia, recently promised to restore 790 acres (320 hectares) of the forests along the city's northern coast, The Jakarta Post reported."
Go to the link for a great slide show of the beautiful land and animals under threat!
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- DeliaTheArtist
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OOOOohhhhh. I want to get to know that creature. What do we do DeliaTheArtist? What can we do?
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- isnamthere
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people will be mighty sad without cool animals around to entertain us.
