Dong Rui

Why Plant so many Mangroves
Well Karen, Mangroves help to prevent global warming, they can protect us from tidal waves and tsunamis by functioning as coastal breakwaters. All the plants form photosynthesis, a system by which plants absorb sun light, carbon dioxide and water to obtain there energy. During this process plants release oxygen in to the atmosphere. Plant usually photosynthesize on there leaves but the great part about Mangroves is that is can photosynthesis using its root and store large amounts of carbon dioxide in to its body. Humans emit large amounts carbon dioxide in our daily lives contributing to green house effect gas and global warming. Mangroves serve as breakwaters preventing soil and sand from sliding into the sea and cause corals to die. Mangroves prevent waves from high tides or tsunamis from surging in to the land. Many living micro organisms in hair around mangroves. These micro organisms consume the fallen leaves of Mangroves. The micro organisms are eaten by crabs and prawns which then are eaten by bigger fish and will be eaten by humans as well. This cycle forms a continuous chain. If the chain breaks, well that's not good for all. I hope this helps.