Posted on June 1, 2018 by Yonature
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Wetlands are those areas that are near constantly moist. They play a very important role in the environment; for example, they help in water absorption and trapping of harmful substances. Regretfully though, wetlands all over the world are disappearing and Mauritius is no exception. Read More
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Posted on May 9, 2018 by Yonature
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What is a mangrove? Duke, 1992, defined a mangrove as a “tree, shrub, palm or ground fern, generally exceeding more than half a meter in height, and which normally grows above mean sea level in the intertidal zones of marine coastal environments or estuarine Read More
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