Write a short note on tidal forests?

Answer 1

Tidal forests are composed of trees and vegetation tolerant of salt and known as Halophytes.(Halo from the Halogens on the Periodic Table,sodium,chlorine fluorine,iodine,astatine etc and 'phyte' meaning 'tolerant of' . Water levels are controlled by the Moon creating tides which vary in height depending on the relative positions of the Sun and Moon. Some tides are small in range because the gravitational pull of these two bodies almost cancel.

Mangrove swamps are the most famous tidal forest plants and they form a dense barrier to the coast. The roots stabilise the sand of the coast and are a superb barrier to tidal waves and hurricane force winds. The tangled roots soak up the force of the waves and dissipate the energy.The root system supplies food and shelter for small fish and is therefore very important to local fish stocks. The industrial exploitation of shrimp and prawns for world consumption is very damaging to these countries because Mangrove swamps are cleared to make lagoons where these crustaceans are reared. The next typhoon to hit these areas sweep inland and poison farmland with salt water because of the dissappearance of this natural barrier.

I believe there are also tidal forests in Florida and Brazil where rivers and lakes have partially submerged trees but am not sure if the water level rises and falls with the tides.

Answer 2

orest grown in low-lying delta plain which are subjected to tides, are called Tidal Forest.

Answer 3

Climate of the tidal forests are rainfall, monsoons and storms as they are found on the deltas of the rivers on the eastern coast.

Answer 4

Write a short note on tides

Answer 5

Perhaps you mean "Mangroves".

Answer 6

bears