the world's largest mangrove ecosystem consisting of some of the highest density mangrove forests is located in tropics and near-tropics.
the world's largest mangrove ecosystem consisting of some of the highest density mangrove forests is located in tropics and near-tropics.
where is the world's largest mangrove ecosystem consisting of some of the highest density mangrove forests?
tropics and near-tropics
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the sundarbans mangroves ecoregion on the coast forms the seaward fringe of the delta and is the world's largest mangrove ecosystem, with of an area covered. the dominant mangrove species "heritiera fomes" is locally known as "sundri" or "sundari". mangrove forests are not home to a great variety of plants. they have a thick canopy, and the undergrowth is mostly seedlings of the mangrove trees. besides the "sundari", other tree species in the forest include "avicennia", "xylocarpus mekongensis", "xylocarpus granatum", "sonneratia apetala", "bruguiera gymnorhiza", "ceriops decandra", "aegiceras corniculatum", "rhizophora mucronata", and "nypa fruticans" palms.
sundarbans
when she joined the usda forest service's institute of pacific islands forestry, she led the wetlands team's research on mangrove forests and forested peatlands in the pacific. while working in the pacific, ewel researched and described the structure of mangrove forests and trees in micronesia, publishing an academic paper on it in 1999. furthermore, she studied the affect the formation of gaps in the forest canopy in pacific islands's mangrove forests would have on the ecosystem, finding that large gaps may have large impacts in dryer mangrove forests. one of her most cited papers, "different kinds of mangrove forests provide different goods and services", discusses three types of mangrove forests; fringe forest, riverine forest, and basin forest, each with their own unique ecological service. ewel wrote that fringe forests provide storm protection for ecosystems and land along coasts, while riverine forests are most valuable for plants and animals as it has the highest productivity, and basin forests are an important nutrient sink. ewel also wrote about the importance of monitoring the affects of anthropogenic processes and climate change on the invertebrate, plant, and fungi that are so important in the maintenance of marine critical zones such as estuaries and coastal wetlands as their diversity is important for keeping the ecosystems functioning and supporting a much larger range of biota.
katherine ewel