Michelly How to fix Part 1

Restoring mangrove forests is challenging due to deforestation. Replanting cut-down mangroves is a popular method, as replanted ones grow quicker and healthier. Hydrological restoration is also effective, creating pathways for mangroves without access to water. Salinity in the soil accumulates, causing mangroves to dry out and die. These pathways decrease salinity, allowing mangroves to rehydrate and excrete excess salt. Hi Melissa, there are a few current implementations set in place to help fix the issue. Restoring mangrove forests that have been devastated by deforestation has proven to be challenging. And one of the most popular methods to overcome this challenge is replanting mangroves that have been cut down. Mangrove seedlings are grown in greenhouses and replanted into mudflats along the ocean's edge. Replanted mangroves actually thrive to a greater extent than the mangroves that were there previously, growing quicker and healthier. Hydrological restoration has also shown to be quite effective at increasing Florida's mangrove population. Hydrological pathways are created for mangroves that no longer have access to estuary or lagoon waters. Without access, the salinity in the soil of the mangroves accumulates and of course can cause mangroves to dry out and die. The mangroves act similar to these increasing salt conditions like a water-dependent plant would to a drought. Saline conditions for a mangrove can cause decreased growth rates, decreased gas exchange and transpiration, and increased water efficiency. These hydrological pathways feed into the mangrove forests, causing the salinity to decrease and allowing the mangrove forests to rehydrate and become able to excrete all the excess salt that had accumulated. Thank you for watching!