MANGROVE SWAMP

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MANGROVE SWAMP
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Types of Mangrove TreesBy Mary Kate

• The red Mangrove (Rizorphora Mangle) is the first
  Mangrove to grow in newly exposed muddy shore.
• Shoreward from the red Mangrove is the black
  Mangrove (Avicenna Mangle.)

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Mangrove TreesBy Mary Kate

• Mangroves are shallow rooted with widely
  spreading roots and have prop roots from the
  trunk and branches.
• The leaves are succulent with water, storage,
  tissue, and increased salt concentrations.

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Mangrove Tree By Mary Kate
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Facts about Mangrove TreesBy Allison

• There are many kinds of Mangrove trees one kind
  is the black Mangrove
• Mangrove trees are used for shelter, food, and
  shade for animals
• Mangroves are salt loving trees
• Mangroves live where salt water meets fresh
  water
• Their wetlands help with flood control

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People of the Mangrove Swamp

• The people of the mangrove swamp usually build
  there homes on stilts
• This makes it easier to fish
• Property of Caroline

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The Peoples Food

• The fish they catch are used as food
• They use river water as a drink
• They also plant rice
• Property of Caroline

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Abiotic things of the Mangrove swamp

• Examples of abiotic things are rocks and soil

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The End

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