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wikipedia: Once established, the roots of the mangrove plants provide a habitat for oysters and help to impede water flow; thereby enhancing the deposition of sediment in areas where it is already occurring. It is usually the case that the fine, anoxic sediments under mangroves act as sinks for a variety of heavy (trace) metals which are scavenged from the overlying seawater by colloidal particles in the sediments. In areas of the world where mangroves have been removed for development purposes, the disturbance of these underlying sediments often creates problems of trace metal contamination of seawater and biota.
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trip to toubacouta, senegal
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little village north of the gambia.
mid september 2006. we went there to camp out with some university students that lived near the village, and to experience some of the "cultural traditions" that senegal is known for: lutte (form of wrestling), the mangroves, clearing fields while running from the concuran, etc. all in all, it was a very educational four days. and man, did we eat a lot.
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Caitlin Skinner
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