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Garden Fitness Jeopardy Mangrove Conservation Jeopardy Thomas Becker, FFL Program Assistant Charlotte County Extension Service 10-20-15 What’s Missing in this picture Goal: Learn innumerable benefits of mangrove and proper maintenance Objectives • Demonstrate ‘How to’ apply a ppt./2010 jeopardy board template to a presentation • Adopt accepted norms relating to mangrove ecology, preservation, restoration and care • Understand the role and values of mangroves • Learn how to identify the differences between three mangrove species and those plants that often grow nearby Mangrove – red, black & white Constructed Canal Lot Forest, Eco- System, Fringe, Buffer, Back-bay Border, Swamps Wildlife Corridors, Tunnels, Remnants, Tree Islands, Aquatic Estuary Natural Mangrove along Gasparilla Island World Mangrove Distribution *National Geographic Magazine Charlotte Harbor Myakka River Peace River Pt Charlotte Lemon Bay Punta Gorda 18 Miles To Caloosahatchee Boca Grande Gulf River Cape Coral Captiva Ft Myers Sanibel Estero Bay What is an Estuary? Where fresh water meets salt water supporting GREAT plant and wildlife bio-diversity. Kidneys for the watershed improving water quality before going into the Gulf of Mexico. Charlotte Harbor estuary Shallow Water High biological diversity • Rivers • Barrier islands • Open water • Inlets • Salt marshes • Submerged • Oyster bars • Mud flats seagrass beds Species Living in SWFL Estuary Osprey Inshore lizardfish • 227 species of birds • 225 species of fish • 22 native species of • 468 native species of plants mammals including 84 non-natives Mangrove Forests in Florida (7 major estuaries w/mangrove) –Tampa Bay –Charlotte Harbor –Ten Thousand Islands & Rookery Bay –Florida Bay –Biscayne Bay –Lake Worth Lagoon –Indian River Lagoon 60,000 acres of submerged Charlotte lands Harbor Aquatic Preserve Mangrove Distribution in Charlotte Harbor* • 26% historic loss • 3% recent loss • 34% shoreline degraded Mangroves need thought of as part of the natural rather then constructed landscape *Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program Draft 7 County Watershed Report Signs of a Healthy Estuary Mangroves line the shoreline with red, white and black mangrove Distinguishing between Fresh (water), Estuarine and Marine systems is often subtle Backyards are transition zones from the natural areas to yards. Plant Natives between home, yard, property border and mangrove Be In the Know – Protecting Mangrove • Three mangroves species grow along saline, tidally - influenced shores of the tropics/subtropics • Mangroves are preserved and protected as forested areas in Florida • Under FL law, only native plants can be planted along a shoreline • All mangroves species are cold-sensitive trees • Mangroves require NO watering • Of the three species, red mangrove does not survive severe pruning, nor the coldest temperatures for an extended period More Living on the Estuary (FFL™) • All mangroves protect water quality • Highest priority is preserving mangrove • Remove any prohibited exotics competing with existing mangrove • If no mangrove present, a maintenance-free zone of at least 10 feet separates the water from any landscaped areas Red (Rhizophora mangle) – Arching prop roots brace plant, trap silt, supply air to submerged roots – Long (pencil-like), green bean (curved) seed pods called propagules – Smooth & thick, elliptical leaves , dark green – No conspicuous glands at leaf base – Fragrant flowers especially spring and fall – Smoother, grayish-red bark compared to others – Ends of shoots have long and sharp pointed terminal bud Planting zone Shallows +0.5’ to -0.5’ Deep -3.0’ to -5.0’ Mid -0.5 to -3.0’ Adaptation Wet, moist soil Deep, brackish or fresh water White [Laguncularia racemosa) – Prefers higher ground (compared to red) – Two small visible glands base of each leaf used to excrete salt – Visibly rounded ends on each leaf – Less tree-like, more shrubby then red and black – Small white flowers in terminal clusters – Ribbed fruit that shaped like a spear-point – Produces short occasional root sprouts (shorter than Pneumatophores on Black) – Deeply furrowed bark Black (Avicennia germinans) – Leaves with smooth edges, shiny above, fuzzy below – White, fragrant flowers w/yellow center in clusters – Seed pods are leathery split lima bean or teardrops – Pneumatophores or breathing tubes for roots, vertical snorkels, no descending legs like red – Secrete salt found on surfaces of the leaves – Tall tree-like , usually black branches – Checker textured bark, sometimes black The Forest – Natural areas often find all three growing together – Maintain at any width. 8 feet to 50 feet wide – All are considered low maintenance, few pests – Trim mangroves properly October through March when mangroves are not growing as vigorously – Keep healthy, apply no fertilizer – Use as buffer to captures runoff & absorbs excess nutrients from land or water – Protects shoreline from wind, storm surge – Helps meet required water quality standards Use Native Plant Buffers w/Mangrove Salt- tolerant, beach plants Known plant associates with mangrove Plant bunchgrasses and vines Florida-Friendly mulch– pine straw Bunch Beach Black torch Erithalis fruticosa Seaside Mahoe Thespesia populnea mangroves Other plants associated with associated Other plants Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera Seashore Ageratum Ageratum littorale mangroves Sand Cordgrass Saltwort Spartina spp. Batis maritima Other flowers associated with associated Other flowers Bay Cedar Suriana maritima Seaside Ox-eye Borrichia arborescens mangroves Geiger Tree Cordia sebestena Other flowers associated with associated Other flowers Portulaca Sesuvium portulacastrum Beach Spider lily Hymenocallis latifolia Resurrection Fern Polypodium polypodioides mangroves Beach Bean (Railroad vine) Canavalia maritima Other flowers associated with associated Other flowers Natural Mangrove Buffer With Seawall Without Seawall Centennial Park, Ft Myers Gasparilla Island Florida Yard (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Mangrove Fringe along Dock and Wide Border in Mosquito Ditch Harborwalk at Fisherman’s Village (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Construction Debris on bank Mangrove Island Expanding Red Mangrove Seedlings Emerging (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Mangrove Border Riprap & Sea Oxeye Daisy Buffer (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Wide, Hedged Mangrove Seawall present, Florida Yard (no lawn) St. James City Salt Water Canal, Seawall present (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Mangrow Hedging w/Window wide width, properly sheared Ft Myers Beach Canal (B) 1 2 3 4 5 (w) Peace River, HarborWalk Mangrove w/Riprap Multiple buffers in yard Sloped lawn that’s treated (fertilizer, pesticides) (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Mangrove Hedged Frequently Narrow, Short, Natives in Yard Placida Marina & Gasparilla Island resident (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Narrow Mangrove Border Not properly maintained green buttonwood out-competing Mangrove, riprap rock, Alligator Creek Harborwalk at Fisherman’s Village Mangrove removed on one side Punta Gorda (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Mangrove not properly maintained Invasive Exotics not cut out Talipariti tiliaceum, seaside hibiscus Topped, large pruning cuts, prop roots are cut mahoe ) (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) No Mangrove Present, Invasive Plant Buffer Scaevola taccada var sericea present, Beach Naupaka, half flower, No uses in Florida. Replace with native inkberry, Scaevola plumieri (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) No Mangrove but Native Buffer Attractive & Easy to Maintain Seaside Ambrosia Ambrosia hispida (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) No mangrove, Seawall, Steep Slope, Treated Lawn, Coconut palms, Pool Near Water (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Mangrove Removed, No Plant Buffer, No lawn, No Riprap, No Wildlife, Heat Island, Not Florida-Friendly (Worst 10) (best) 1 2 3 4 5 (worst) Habitat Plants and FFL™ Protect the Solutions Places Borders Shoreline 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Red mangrove grow closest to the water. Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) is an important host larval food for what butterfly Mangrove Conservation Habitat Places – 100 http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/4h/ecosystems/_plants/Red_mangr ove/index.html UF School of Forest Resources & Conservation, 4H Forest Resources What is the Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion) Mangrove Conservation Mangrove Habitat Places Habitat http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species - /Phocides-pigmalion 100 Mangrove Skipper butterfly –Phocides pigmalion, Family: HESPERIIDAE nectaring on Sea Lavender – Argusia gnaphalodes,Family: BORAGINACEAE. Photo: R.R. Askew, Little Cayman, Jan. 23, 2008 Black Mangrove is the host larval food and a nectar source for this butterfly Mangrove Conservation Habitat Places - 200 http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/4h/ecosystems/_plants/Black_man grove/index.html UF School of Forest Resources & Conservation, 4H Forest Resources What is the Mangrove Buckeye? (Junonia evarete) Mangrove Conservation Habitat Places - 200 MANGROVE BUCKEYE - Junonia evarete, NYMPHALIDAE. The only larval food plant of the Mangrove Buckeye is the Black Mangrove tree - Avicennia germinans. Females lay their eggs on the finger-like breathing roots (pneumatophores). Photo: Ann Stafford Dec. 27, 2001 http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Junonia-genoveva Black Mangrove Avicennia germinans Family: Acanthaceae A common pollinating insect that produces a high quality edible product after visiting flowers on Black Mangrove Mangrove Conservation Habitat Places = 300 What is Black Mangrove Honey Mangrove Conservation Habitat Places = 300 Mangrove forest invaders
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