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Muthupet Lagoon is located at the southern end of the Cauvery river delta on the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of approximately 6,803.01 ha of which only 4% is occupied by well-grown mangroves. The rivers Pamaniyar , Koraiyar , Kilaithankiyar , Marakkakoraiyar and other tributaries of the Cauvery flow through the area and adjacent villages.
Mangrove forest at Muthupet. This site is a mix of salt swamps, mangroves, backwaters, mudflats, grasslands and East Deccan dry evergreen forests. 364 of flowering plant species have been identified in the sanctuary of which 50% are herbs and the others are climbers, shrubs and trees. About 198 of these have medicinal properties.
The rivers Koriayar and Pamaniyar join near Muthupet, where a lagoon lies that is rich in fish. Muthupet is a prominent location for fishing, pearl hunting, and bird hunting. Fishing industries are also prominent and produce finfish (koduva), shrimp and crab. A natural mangrove forest, Alayathi Kadu, is one of the largest of its kind in India.
Mangroves in India support diverse flora and fauna, including many species of fish, birds, and other wildlife. [12] They also host several species of mangrove trees, such as Rhizophora , Avicennia , and Sonneratia . [ 6 ]
The mangroves in this estuary are some of the most degraded in Ecuador with only 19% of 1971 mangrove area remaining as of 1998, although mangrove has recovered since this date. [31] Within Manabí the major mangrove holding estuary is the Chone estuary situated near the city of Bahía de Caráquez.
Mangrove plantations host several commercially important species of fish and crustaceans. [ 34 ] In Puerto Rico , the red , white , and black mangroves occupy different ecological niches and have slightly different chemical compositions, so the carbon content varies between the species, as well between the different tissues of the plant (e.g ...
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Mangroves are hardy shrubs and trees that thrive in salt water and have specialised adaptations so they can survive the volatile energies of intertidal zones along marine coasts. A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal ...