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Mangrove Edit Draft
[edit]Edits to Lead: After “wave action” : Mangrove forests serve as vital habitats for a diverse array of aquatic species, offering a unique ecosystem that supports the intricate interplay of marine life and terrestrial vegetation.
Lead (topic of edit): Mangrove creeks are hosts to offspring and juvenile Lemon Sharks to practicing hunting before entering the larger food web of the greater Ocean.
[edit]Article body (actual edit): Larger marine organisms benefit from the habitat as a nursery for their offspring. Lemon Sharks depend on mangrove creeks to give birth to their pups. The ecosystem provides little competition and minimizes threats of predation to juvenile lemon sharks as they use the cover of mangroves to practice hunting before entering the larger food web of the Ocean.[1]
[edit]Mangrove forests contribute significantly to coastal ecosystems by fostering complex and diverse food webs. The intricate root systems of mangroves create a habitat conducive to the proliferation of microorganisms, crustaceans, and small fish, forming the foundational tiers of the food chain. This abundance of organisms serves as a critical food source for larger predators like birds, reptiles, and mammals within the ecosystem. Additionally, mangrove forests function as essential nurseries for many commercially important fish species, providing a sheltered environment rich in nutrients during their early life stages. The decomposition of leaves and organic matter in the water further enhances the nutrient content, supporting overall ecosystem productivity. In summary, mangrove forests play a crucial and unbiased role in sustaining biodiversity and ecological balance within coastal food webs.[2]
2nd topic: birds that feed on smaller organisms living in mangroves.
Article body: The mangrove food chain extends beyond the marine ecosystem. Coastal bird species inhabit the tidal ecosystems feeding off small marine organisms and wetland insects. Common bird families found in mangroves around the world are egrets, kingfishers, herons, and hornbills, among many others dependent on ecological range.[3] Bird predation play a key role in maintaining prey species along coastlines and within mangrove ecosystems.
References:
[edit]- ^ Newman, Sp; Handy, Rd; Gruber, Sh (2010-01-05). "Diet and prey preference of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 398: 221–234. doi:10.3354/meps08334. ISSN 0171-8630.
- ^ Muro-Torres, Victor M.; Amezcua, Felipe; Soto-Jiménez, Martin; Balart, Eduardo F.; Serviere-Zaragoza, Elisa; Green, Lucinda; Rajnohova, Jana (2020-11-05). "Primary Sources and Food Web Structure of a Tropical Wetland with High Density of Mangrove Forest". Water. 12 (11): 3105. doi:10.3390/w12113105. ISSN 2073-4441.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Mohd-Taib, Farah Shafawati; Mohd-Saleh, Wardah; Asyikha, Rosha; Mansor, Mohammad Saiful; Ahmad-Mustapha, Muzzneena; Mustafa-Bakray, Nur Aqilah; Mod-Husin, Shahril; Md-Shukor, Aisah; Amat-Darbis, Nurul Darsani; Sulaiman, Norela (2020-05-04). "Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the species assemblages of birds in the back mangrove forests". Wetlands Ecology and Management. 28 (3): 479–494. doi:10.1007/s11273-020-09726-z. ISSN 0923-4861.