What is a mangrove?
Look at the interactive photographs http://users.tpg.com.au/users/rwest000/mangrove/panorama.html to see some virtual mangrove swamps.
Read Description 1 at Kidcyber [http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/mangroves.HTM] or description 2 at Waterwatch, Adelaide [http://waterwatchadelaide.net.au/index.php?page=mangroves] and decide whether the following environments are mangroves:
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Mangroves are specially adapted to tidal conditions. This factsheet [http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/coasts_and_estuaries/3mangroves%28WCA%20updated%29.pdf] explains how each adaptation works.
ome species are mentioned here http://www.gondwananet.com/mangrove-communities.html
Abiotic factors of a mangrove swamp http://users.tpg.com.au/users/rwest000/mangrove/abiotic.html go to planning page for a table linking to more abiotic features and interactions for fantastic stuff on mutualism parasitism etc which would be good for more advanced students
Read Description 1 at Kidcyber [http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/mangroves.HTM] or description 2 at Waterwatch, Adelaide [http://waterwatchadelaide.net.au/index.php?page=mangroves] and decide whether the following environments are mangroves:
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Mangroves are specially adapted to tidal conditions. This factsheet [http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/coasts_and_estuaries/3mangroves%28WCA%20updated%29.pdf] explains how each adaptation works.
ome species are mentioned here http://www.gondwananet.com/mangrove-communities.html
Abiotic factors of a mangrove swamp http://users.tpg.com.au/users/rwest000/mangrove/abiotic.html go to planning page for a table linking to more abiotic features and interactions for fantastic stuff on mutualism parasitism etc which would be good for more advanced students
Wetland Food webs
Complete the food chain worksheet at http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/index.php?page=food-chain-activity] or the worksheet at http://users.tpg.com.au/users/rwest000/mangrove/mangrove.htm
Use the information at [http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/wetlands/whywetlands-activity6.pdf] to complete the wetlands worksheet at http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/wetlands/whywetlands-activity3.pdf
Draw a diagram that represents the food web at Wetland Care Australia [http://www.wetlandcare.com.au/Content/templates/education_schools_detail.asp?articleid=187&zoneid=32]. Use your diagram to decide whether the following statements are true or false.
you may want to look at this: http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/wetlands/whywetlands-activity4.pdf
this [http://www.fao.org/forestry/mangrove/3648/en/] and this: http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/register/p00820ax.pdf for other species.
Homebush which has every detail possible! http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/education_and_learning/environment/biodiversity
and bush tucker (mud crabs) in the mangroves on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MPXHX2EsUM - Is the full episode anywhe
Use the information at [http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/wetlands/whywetlands-activity6.pdf] to complete the wetlands worksheet at http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/wetlands/whywetlands-activity3.pdf
Draw a diagram that represents the food web at Wetland Care Australia [http://www.wetlandcare.com.au/Content/templates/education_schools_detail.asp?articleid=187&zoneid=32]. Use your diagram to decide whether the following statements are true or false.
you may want to look at this: http://www.waterwatchadelaide.net.au/uploads/file/pdfs/wetlands/whywetlands-activity4.pdf
this [http://www.fao.org/forestry/mangrove/3648/en/] and this: http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/register/p00820ax.pdf for other species.
Homebush which has every detail possible! http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/education_and_learning/environment/biodiversity
and bush tucker (mud crabs) in the mangroves on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MPXHX2EsUM - Is the full episode anywhe
Mangrove Ecosystems
Mangroves are smelly and breed moquitos, so mangrove swqmps in and around cities are frquently destroyed. Read the article at [http://www.kokodafishing.com/fishright/food-for-thought/mangrove-and-wetland-destruction.aspx] to discover some of the problems that arise when mangroves are destroyed.
video trailer on destructive forces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-V8YtA11rQ
video trailer on destructive forces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-V8YtA11rQ
Urban Wetlands
Read Melbourne Water's Introduction to Urban Wetlands [at http://education.melbournewater.com.au/content/rivers_and_drainage/wetlands_-_natures_filter/wetlands_-_natures_filter.asp]. This article outlines the function of wetlands and explains how Melbourne Water is improving the water supply by providing places for runoff to return to the river systems.
Scroll down and click on"Follow the stormwater..." [http://education.melbournewater.com.au/applications/wsud/index.html] to find out how new housing developments are
Scroll down and click on"Follow the stormwater..." [http://education.melbournewater.com.au/applications/wsud/index.html] to find out how new housing developments are