(par 4.2.7) Ecotone (taken from Wikipedia)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotone Reed beds are a common form of lakeside ecotone. The beds tend to accumulate organic matter which is then colonised by trees, forcing the reeds further in to the lake. Fig.1 & 2 show simple ecotones with equal and homogeneous surfaces in both cases. Fig.3 shows an inclusion of each […]
(par 4.2.7) Estuaries
http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/En-Ge/Estuaries.html Estuaries are defined as semi-enclosed coastal bodies of water that have a free connection with the sea and within which sea water is measurably diluted by. Taskinas Creek, a low-gradient, meandering tidal stream, snakes its way through York River State Park within the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Reserve in Virginia. A small subestuary of the York […]
(Par 4.2.6) REDD Consultation on Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem Projection in The Gambia
https://foroyaa.net/redd-consultation-on-conservation-of-mangrove-ecosystem-projection-in-the-gambia/ By REDD December 17, 2020 A project under the UN-REDD Programme that promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of communities with all stakeholders, aims to conserve part of the country’s mangrove ecosystem that covers a surface area of about 520 square km, and serves as live support system to many Gambians. But apart from restoring degraded […]