The salinity in salt marshes can vary throughout the day because _______. |
b. the amount of salt water in a marsh depends upon ocean tides |
Salt marshes are found _______. |
d. on low energy coastlines |
The traditional view of mangrove forests as wastelands and unhealthy environments helped promote their degradation because _______. |
b. people did not feel it was necessary to preserve them |
Mangrove have two types of specialized root systems. |
True |
How has human use of salt marshes changed over time? |
a. Humans have come to value salt marshes and now seek to preserve and restore them. |
Mangrove pneumatophore roots _______. |
c. absorb carbon dioxide from the air |
Mangrove forests were traditionally viewed as unhealthy, unproductive environments. |
True |
Which of the following is not true concerning salt marshes? |
c. Salt marshes are not productive habitats. |
Why do many fishermen support efforts to protect and restore mangrove forests? |
b. Many fish breed in mangrove forests. |
Mangrove forests help mitigate storm damage. |
True |
Salt Marshes and Mangroves
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