Mangroves

Fluvial Processes

​Subject:  Marine and Aquaculture Technology, Marine Studies, Senior Geography.

Learn some of the basic features of rivers and how they are formed.

Student Resources

Mangrove Adaptations video

Mangrove adaptations

​Subject:  Marine and Aquaculture Technology, Marine Studies, Senior Geography.

Learn the basics about the adaptations that mangroves have to enable them to survive in a salty, waterlogged environment.

Syllabus links:

Geography 11-12

Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity

Investigation of ecosystems (Mangrove Forests)

Students investigate TWO different types of ecosystems. They undertake a study to illustrate each type of ecosystem selected. At least ONE study is to be selected from outside Australia.

For each study, students investigate:

• The characteristics of the ecosystem, including its spatial pattern and the nature of its biodiversity
• The dynamics of ecosystem functioning, including vulnerability, resilience and ecological disturbance
• Human-induced modifications to the ecosystem
• Responses and strategies, including for maintaining ecosystem functioning and actions for sustainability
• Differences in ecosystem management, compared with at least one other location, due to economic, political and sociocultural factors
• The role of contemporary research and innovation in the sustainable management of the ecosystem

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