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Mangrove Habitat use by Fish

Mangrove Habitat use by Fish. By: Christie de la Vega Martha Batista Senior Seminar – Presentation 1 Spring 2007. Mangrove Habitat use by Fish. Importance of Mangroves Hurricanes Storm surges Prop-roots Erosion/ Turbidity Government policy Absorb/ Transform nutrients Habitat.

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Mangrove Habitat use by Fish

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  1. Mangrove Habitat use by Fish By: Christie de la Vega Martha Batista Senior Seminar – Presentation 1 Spring 2007

  2. Mangrove Habitat use by Fish Importance of Mangroves • Hurricanes • Storm surges • Prop-roots • Erosion/ Turbidity • Government policy • Absorb/ Transform nutrients • Habitat Photo by Jiangang Luo

  3. Refuge for Fish Protection from predation Average size of fish increases Multiple births Interconnected habitat mosaic Inundations/ Exposure Mangrove density and fish variety Feeding Areas Prop-roots trap nutrients Invertebrate fauna Feed opportunistically during day The larvae settle in the roots of mangroves and use its nutrients to survive Mangrove Habitat use by Fish

  4. Fish Usage - Nurseries Location Lay eggs Sheltered development (life stages) Increase biomass Fish Usage - Mating Find mates Optimal mating environment Shelter/ Safety Mangrove Habitat use by Fish

  5. Mangrove Habitat use by Fish Coral Reef/Fisheries • Offshore fisheries • Increase fish diversity and population • Migration in adult stage • Distance effect (island biogeography)

  6. Mangrove Habitat use by Fish Fun facts • 60 ft high • 50 species worldwide • Everglades National Park How we can help • Human destruction • 1/3 lost to coastal development • Analyzing mangrove destruction • Aerial satellite photographs • Issues inappropriately addressed

  7. Photo courtesy of sofia.usgs.gov

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