Thread by @ParveenKaswan

प्रकृति: रक्षति रक्षिता ! Mangrove forest after a cyclone. The line of defense after a cyclone.

#Mangrove; not only home for various species but also a tool against #Disaster. Tropical country like India, with densely populated 7500 km long coastline, will be effected by cyclones more due to #ClimateChange. This salt tolerant species acts as a shield against cyclones. 2/n

So how it works. Reposting my old tweets. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & special adaptations. They act like buffer & consume the winds & energy. So after passing the storms get dampen. 3/n

These are called as #pneumatophores. Mangrove ecosystem has high amount of soil moisture & salt. To take air trees here build special Aerial #roots. Which come out from ground & can grow upto 30 cm. Then air is supplied to all parts of a tree. #Natural filters. 4/n

Now as thick this #mangrove belt is, more effective it will be in resistance to #cyclones & other #disasters.

They provide habitat to numerous wildlife species which makes the system healthy & balanced. 5/n

#Mangrove #ecosystem is not static. It is dynamic, keeps changing. With size variety of #landscape increases.

You see here a small #grassland inside mangrove belts. On one side destruction & on other creation. 6/n

Habitat to not only herbivores but also hypercarnivorous apex #predators like this. One of the largest crocodilian #species on #planet, whose size can go upto 6 metre in length. A salt water crocodile. This one basking in sun at Sunderban. A stable & balanced system. 7/n

Enough reasons to protect them.

All pictures & information are mine. During my exploration trips. All are free to use and publish pictures and information in whatever manner they want to. n/n