Mangrove forests are important and productive ecosystems that exist only in certain climates. One mangrove system in particular, Matapouri Estuary, provides a great study site due to the easy accessibility of the estuary. It is unique in the fact that there are multiple habitats formed within the...
In doing so, they naturally regulate the levels ofharmful gases in the air.Earth's five most efficient carbon-sink ecosystemsare the tundra, seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, saltmarshes and tropical rainforests. The carbon absorbedby marine ecosystems is known as “blue carbon". Andamong them...
In these interactions the fungal partner provides the plant with improved access to water and soil nutrients due to more or less complex hyphal structures, which emanate from the root surface and extend far into the soil. The plant, in return, supplies carbohydrates for fungal growth and ...
Likewise, kelp forest in sub-arctic/temperate zones is replaced by coral reefs in tropical regions. This section briefly describes typical seashore habitats for marine organisms, with a focus on rocky/sediment shores and biogenic habitats, such as kelp forests, salt marshes, mangrove forests, ...
These conditions vary throughout the ocean, being more consistent in the pelagic and deep benthic zones while experiencing more variability in the nearshore and shallows (e.g. intertidal zones, shallow bays and lagoons, salt marshes and mangrove forests). Of note, many marine organisms are ...