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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
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?
15. Mangrove nurseries support commercial coastal and offshore fisheries
16. Is it possible to live alongside mangroves?
17. What type of crab deposit feeds?
- Fiddler crab
- Grapsid crab
18. Are mangroves regions of low or high riverine sediment deposition?
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