The sundarbans

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  • Created on: 04-05-23 21:40
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  • The sundarbans (case study) (part1)
    • location/ topography
      • 40% in india and 60% in bangladesh
      • low lying set of islands
        • and deltas
      • famous mangroves
      • 10,000km^2
    • processes that formed the sundarbans
      • processes of deposition and wave/ tidal erosion - like that of mudflats
      • alluvium transported by rivers meet the sea and collide with the alluvium transported by the sea leading to floculation
        • they then fall to the ground and get colonised by plant, then succession leads to mangrove forest of climax comunities
    • the 4 types of services provided by the region
      • provisioning
        • breeding grounds
        • nursery ground
        • fishing grounds
        • coastal livelihood
        • local and global climate controls
        • food
          • honey
          • vinegar
          • leaves and fruits
          • cooking oil
          • fish, shrimp, crab and molluscs
      • regulatory
        • flood, shoreline erosion protection
      • cultural
        • heritage
        • recreation and tourism
        • education and tourism
        • cultural spiritual and religious
      • supporting
        • soil formation and fertility
        • supports other ecosystems
        • biodiversity and genetic resources
        • ecosystem resilience
        • timber
        • furs and skins

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