The Mangroves Of Tallebudgera Creek
The mangrove trees are essential in supporting the Tellebudgera mangrove ecosystem. Mangroves are highly specialised trees or shrubs that have many adaptations which allow them to survive in the environment which they live. Some have rounded leaves and some not, while others can be the size of trees and others grow to be as small as a shrub.
One of the said adaptations is the ability to survive in an environment which contains a very high salinity; this ability is called a high salt tolerance. If the tree were to have too much salt inhaled through its snorkel - like roots, it can easily get rid of the unneeded salt in three main ways.
One of the said adaptations is the ability to survive in an environment which contains a very high salinity; this ability is called a high salt tolerance. If the tree were to have too much salt inhaled through its snorkel - like roots, it can easily get rid of the unneeded salt in three main ways.
- One being that it excretes the salt through its leaves,
- Another being that it can shoot the salt to a branch of the tree,
- If the salt build up is too high in the branch it can in the extreme circumstances, drop the branch off.
Types Of Mangroves In Tallebudgera Creek
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Orange Mangrove
This type of mangrove can grow up to 8 to 12mts in height. The trees roots are described to be rope - like and thick. The roots are visible as they stick out from the ground. These trees reproduce like any other mangrove, growing a long stick - like seed until it drops to the ground, the tip of the seed either spearing itself into the ground below or being carried away by the water until it plants itself. The Orange Mangroves' leaves can grow to 9 - 12cms in length and 3.5 - 4.5cms broad.
This type of mangrove can grow up to 8 to 12mts in height. The trees roots are described to be rope - like and thick. The roots are visible as they stick out from the ground. These trees reproduce like any other mangrove, growing a long stick - like seed until it drops to the ground, the tip of the seed either spearing itself into the ground below or being carried away by the water until it plants itself. The Orange Mangroves' leaves can grow to 9 - 12cms in length and 3.5 - 4.5cms broad.
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River Mangrove
This mangrove tree are a small shrub of a tree. It grows around tidal zones and sometimes on soil if it is the right type. Unlike most mangrove trees, this mangrove has a rather low salt tolerance which is why it would usually grow around the freshwater. It drops its seeds profusely between the months between January and March.
The River Mangroves' fruits are curved and fine pointed. These trees reproduce like any other mangrove, growing a long stick - like seed until it drops to the ground, the tip of the seed either spearing itself into the ground below or being carried away by the water until it plants itself.
This mangrove tree are a small shrub of a tree. It grows around tidal zones and sometimes on soil if it is the right type. Unlike most mangrove trees, this mangrove has a rather low salt tolerance which is why it would usually grow around the freshwater. It drops its seeds profusely between the months between January and March.
The River Mangroves' fruits are curved and fine pointed. These trees reproduce like any other mangrove, growing a long stick - like seed until it drops to the ground, the tip of the seed either spearing itself into the ground below or being carried away by the water until it plants itself.
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Grey Mangrove
The Grey Mangrove is one of the main mangroves to grow in the Tallebudgera creek ecosystem. They can grow up to 10 mtrs tall. The leaves of this tree are green oval shaped with a pale yellow - green undercoat.
Grey mangroves grow near the coastlines of Australia and are found commonly near estuaries and coastal rivers, in the mud or sand of the area.
These trees reproduce like any other mangrove, growing a long stick - like seed until it drops to the ground, the tip of the seed either spearing itself into the ground below or being carried away by the water until it plants itself
The Grey Mangrove is one of the main mangroves to grow in the Tallebudgera creek ecosystem. They can grow up to 10 mtrs tall. The leaves of this tree are green oval shaped with a pale yellow - green undercoat.
Grey mangroves grow near the coastlines of Australia and are found commonly near estuaries and coastal rivers, in the mud or sand of the area.
These trees reproduce like any other mangrove, growing a long stick - like seed until it drops to the ground, the tip of the seed either spearing itself into the ground below or being carried away by the water until it plants itself