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  Mangrove - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mangrove habitat is exclusively tropical and tidal, and therefore having soil or sediment that is water-logged and saline or of variable salinity.
In Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and India, mangrove plantations are grown in coastal regions for this purpose.
Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves (Ecuador and Tumbes, Peru)
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 Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves are an ecoregion located in the Gulf of Guayaquil in South America, in northern Peru and southern Ecuador.
The ecoregion is limited by plant formations of mangrove (Rhizophora spp.) forest that occur at the confluence of many rivers emptying into the Gulf of Guayaquil and the Pacific Ocean.
On Ecuador's side of the mangrove ecoregion, particularly near the cities of Machala and Santa Rosa in the province of El Oro, many shrimp farm ponds have been dug out for export of shrimp to the U.S. Europe and other regions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_of_Guayaquil-Tumbes_mangroves   (203 words)

  
 Guayaquil Hotels
Guayaquil is on the right margin of the Guayas River, which flows into the Gulf of Guayaquil in the Pacific Ocean.
Guayaquil is the capital of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas and the seat of Guayaquil Canton.
The Guayaquil canton is a canton in the center of the Guayas province in western Ecuador.
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 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves (NT1413)
The mangrove forests of this ecoregion border the Gulf of Guayaquil, in Ecuador and the extreme northwestern Pacific Coast of Peru near Tumbes.
It is estimated that nearly 50% of the area of the Tumbes mangrove forest, in Peru was cut between 1945 and 1985.
Contamination of mangrove habitat is caused by the discharge of domestic, agricultural and industrial waste.
worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt1413_full.html   (1259 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mangroves are woody trees or shrubs that grow in mangrove habitats or mangal.
A wide variety of plant species can be found in mangrove habitat, but some 54 species in 20 genera, belonging to 16 families constitute the "true mangroves" — species that occur exclusively in mangrove habitats and rarely elsewhere.
India, mangrove plantations are grown in coastal regions for this purpose.
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 ScienceDaily: Mangrove   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Because of the mangrove's unique significance as a self-sustaining biome, the mangrove is used as a symbol in Annie Dillard's essay "Sojourner".
Mangroves Shielded Communities Against Tsunami (October 28, 2005) -- A new study released today in the journal Science shows that areas buffered by coastal forests, like mangroves, were strikingly less damaged by the 2004 tsunami than areas without tree...
Mangrove -- Mangrove are woody trees or shrubs that grow in coastal habitats for which the term mangrove swamp also would apply.
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 Ebook More Info -Wetland - Free For You.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
- A mangrove swamp or mangal is a salt or brackish water environment dominated by the Mangrove swamp#Species of mangroves, such as Sonneratia.
The mangroves establish themselves in the shallower water upslope from the mudflats.
The grey mangrove accomplishes this by excluding salt in the root system, salt glands in the leaf, and waxy leaves to minimize water loss.
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 Mangrove - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mangrove habitat is exclusively subtropical and tropical and tidal, and therefore having soil or sediment that is water-logged and saline or of variable salinity.
A wide variety of plant species can be found in mangrove habitat, but some 54 species in 20 genera, belonging to 16 families constitute the "true mangroves", species that occur almost exclusively in mangrove habitats and rarely elsewhere (Hogarth, 1999).
They also provide a habitat for wildlife, including several commercially important species of fish, and serve as a natural buffer to strong winds and waves produced by cyclones.
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 Gulf of Guinea - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gulf of Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The gulf contains the islands of Bioko, (formerly known as Fernando Poo and Macías Nguema Bijogo (1973–79)), Príncipe, São Tomé, and Annobón (Pagalu).
It receives currents crossing the Atlantic near the Equator, and sends out the equatorial current which flows in the opposite direction, finally giving rise to the Gulf Stream.
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (established in 1989)
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 Gulf of Finland - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gulf of Finland
The gulf is an important corridor for Russian and Estonian shipping.
Fresh water from Finnish lakes, and from the lakes of Onega and Ladoga via the River Neva, contributes to the very low salinity levels in the gulf.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves (NT1413)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Gulf of Guayaquil is the largest estuarine ecosystem on the Pacific coast of South America.
As a result, mangrove trees are common and the Tumbes River represents the southernmost limit for some species of mangrove trees.
The shores around the Gulf of Guayaquil are home to 13 species of mammals and reptiles, including the American crocodile.
nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt1413.html   (418 words)

  
 Ecosystem Profile: Chocó-Manabí Corridor, Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
Ancón de Mataje (Dept. Nariño), an area of mangroves and adjacent coastal forests of northern Ancón de Mataje or southern Sardinas, at the mouth of the Mataje River and the Ecuador-Colombia border.
From 1969 to 1995, approximately 54,000 hectares (27%) of mangroves disappeared in Ecuador, concentrating along the estuaries of the Chone, Muisne, Guayas, and Cojimies.
Ranging from the Pacific coastal waters and mangrove forests to the peaks of the western cordilleras of the Andes, and from the wetlands of northwestern Colombia to the dry forests of southern Ecuador, the region is also home to a unique set of cultures.
www.cepf.net /xp/cepf/where_we_work/choco_darien/full_strategy.xml   (12922 words)

  
 Ecuador provinces, Esmeraldas, El Oro, Manabi, Guayas, Los Rios and Sucumbios
The northernmost of the coastal provinces, Esmeraldas is also the greenest, riddled with estuaries, mangroves, and flooded tropical forest.
It borders the Peruvian Tumbes Region on the west.
Its capital is Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador and its main port.
www.ecuadors.org /provinces-3.htm   (389 words)

  
 Appendix 6. Publications
Presented to the Fifth Ecuadorian Aquaculture Conference at Guayaquil, Ecuador, 28–30 October, 1999.
Boyd, C.E. Pond water and soil management procedures to minimize the effects of disease epidemics in shrimp farming.
Presented to faculty and students of the Aquaculture Research Unit, University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, 20 April 1999.
pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu /pubs/admin/19arhtml/app6.html   (14125 words)

  
 Appendix 7. Publications
IV Congresso Ecuatoriano de Acuicultura, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1997.
Estimation of carrying capacity for shrimp aquaculture in the eastern estuaries of the Gulf of Fonseca.
Effects of intensive shrimp culture on coastal environment in upper Gulf of Thailand.
pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu /pubs/admin/18arhtml/app7.html   (14300 words)

  
 search.com - Mangrove
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 Colonial Panama
Here I have seen on it a price of a mere seven pesos, whereas in Mexico it costs from 40 to 50---sometimes even 60 or more, as I have personally seen in the past years of 32 and 33-whereas here it has been sold as cheaply as three or four pesos.
Beyond this is the Gulf of Saint Michael (San Miguel) at whose center is located the Indian River (de los Indios).
There are mangrove swamps in which reeds called "mangle" (mangrove) grow, as well as agave (pinuela).
www.bruce.ruiz.net /PanamaHistory/panama_report_1640.htm   (13696 words)

  
 gulf of guayaquil - OneLook Dictionary Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word gulf of guayaquil:
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Phrases that include gulf of guayaquil: gulf of guayaquil tumbes mangroves
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 Occurrence - Search Result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Estero Punta Morales; mangrove roots at high tide.
Galapagos Is., Isla Fernandina (Narborough), Punta Espinosa, in tidepools and along shore
Gulf of California: Isla Calaveras (near Bahia de Los Angeles)
www.fishbase.org /museum/GenusOccurrenceList.cfm?genus=Tomicodon   (572 words)

  
 Occurrence Map List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
GULF OF CALIFORNIA BAHIA AGIABAMPO, Compatible with distributional range
Estero Soldado, mangroves on W shore, Compatible with distributional range
mangrove lagoon, E of Boca de Soledad, Compatible with distributional range
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