Mangroves

What is Carbon Sequestration?

• Releasing carbon

• 80% of the plant is carbon

• Stores of carbon dioxide in plants

• Plants that do not need carbon dioxide to survive

The water in Mangroves is .... water

What species benefit from Mangroves? 

• Crabs

• Snakes

• Birds

• Fish

.... of mangroves absorb wave energy

How do the dense roots benefit fish?

• Provides nutrients

• Provides food

• Protection from predators

• Act as a habitat

Mangrove plants have been used in....

• Cures for diseases

• Traditional herbal medicines

• Food

• Construction

What do Mangroves do to rivers?

• Speed them up 

• Slow them down

Mangroves cannot survive in temperatures above... degrees

What percentage of Mangroves have been lost in Sri Lanka?

• 75%

• 96%

• 20%

• 15%

What are Halophytic plants?

• Green leaved plants

• Salt tolerant plants

• Trees without bark

• Trees that do not photosynthesise