mangrove walks
A mangrove walk area reminds visitors of the need to conserve and rehabilitate this remarkable coastal vegetation. The mangrove plant ( Rhizophora spp.) grows in muddy and brackish waters, and plays a significant role in tropical estuarine ecology. Mangroves help to protect coastal area from erosion, recycle nutrients, remove toxic substances from water and control sedimentation. This facilitates cleaning of water before its entry from the sea and maintains good quality marine environment. The mangrove walk conveys the message that reforestation of mangroves could be successfully achieved to reduce the damage to such a useful coastal vegetation. Conservation of mangroves could increase the population of many commercially valuable marine organisms, especially shrimps and crabs.
