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6. Algae, barnacles, hydroids, sponges, bivalves and tunicates live where in the mangroves?

  • Canopy
  • Subtidal waters
  • Roots
  • Mud

7. Mangroves struggle to recover

  • False
  • True

8. Which is not an ecosystem service of a mangrove forest?

  • Storm, flood and erosion control
  • Wood supply
  • Urban sink
  • Biofilter function

9. Meiofauna are food for

  • Crabs
  • Gastropods
  • All
  • Snails
  • Juvenile fish
  • Birds

10. Which type of crab feeds on leaves and propagules

  • Grapsid crab
  • Fiddler crab

11. Mangroves are

  • Reef ecosystems
  • Intertidal habitats
  • Tectonic estuaries

12. Meiofauna (flatworms, nematodes, ciliates, foraminifera and bivalves) live where in the mangroves?

  • Roots
  • Canopy
  • Mud
  • Subtidal waters

13. Why doesn't legislation (National parks and MPAs) always work?

  • Cannot control outside of reserve
  • People always ignore legislation
  • It is too hard to impliment

14. How many known species of mangrove are there?

  • 60
  • 30
  • 70
  • 40

15. Mangrove nurseries support commercial coastal and offshore fisheries

  • True
  • False

16. Is it possible to live alongside mangroves?

  • Yes
  • No

17. What type of crab deposit feeds?

  • Fiddler crab
  • Grapsid crab

18. Are mangroves regions of low or high riverine sediment deposition?

  • High
  • Low

19. What type of crab has a low profile (flat) to help stay on trees?

  • Grapsid crab
  • Fiddler crab

20. Restoration and planting is often successful

  • False
  • True