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Tidal Mangrove Swamp

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 Tidal Mangrove Swamp

By: Darcie Mather

 

Tidal Mangrove Swamp- are also known as tidal mangrove forest. It is a swampy very damp ecosystem that is best known for their fauna. Plants in a tidal mangrove are very distinct because their roots are very exposed but most often grow into the water (as shown in the picture). Side note all of the mangroves in Costa Rica are protected by law.

 

Defining Feature:

  • Houses many types of algae
  • Tree/plant roots are very exposed
  • Mix of fresh/salt water very saline
  • Salt builds up on the leaves sometimes
  • Inter-tidal zone meaning it has a varying range of tide level
  • The mud has low oxygen levels
  • Helps to limit long term erosion

 

 

Location:

Tidal Mangrove Swamps are found only in the subtropics/tropical areas. Such as Africa, South America, some parts of North America and places in Central America like Costa Rica. Mangroves are attracted to areas of little water movement the less waves the better for these ecosystems. The Tidal Mangrove Swamps located in Costa Rica are more specifically found on the Osa Peninsula on the southern Pacific side of Costa Rica. Unfortunately we will not be visiting the Tidal Mangrove Swamps during our trip to Costa Rica.

 

 

 

(The Osa Peninsula is located at the bottom right corner just off of Panama) 

High Tide

 

 

 

 

 

Low TideTemperature/Precipitation:

  • Tidal Mangrove Swamps are found to grow best in temperatures 19°C (66°F) or higher
  • If the temperature fluctuates more than 10 degrees celcius in a short period of time the mangroves can not survive either
  • There precipitation averages annually about 4.5 meters
  • During the rainy season when most of the rain falls the salinity (salt) decreases greatly because the rain washes it away
                The rainy season tends to flood the rivers of the mangrove causing high tides
  • During the dry season it becomes very saline with some trees producing salt crystals on their leaves
    The dry season tends to be when the water recedes causing low tides

 

Animals-some of the major animals that live in a tidal mangrove swamp are oysters, sponges, mangrove crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and the white faced monkey.

 

 

Mangrove crabs are bottom feeders and improve the environment of the tidal mangrove swamp ecosystem because they eat all of the dead leaves.

 

                                 We are guaranteed to see this little guy there!

 

 

 

Fauna-the trees in the mangrove house many types of algae, but what the tidal mangrove swamp has most of is mangrove trees. There are many different types of mangrove trees black mangrove, Buttonwood mangrove a.k.a. white mangrove, red mangrove, mangrove palm, mangrove apple, and tea mangrove are some of the more popular trees in the mangrove.

 

 

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