You may ask yourself: how have the mangroves changed? I mean, can they really change that much? The answer is, yes they can. Over the past 100 years, Tampa Bay has lost over 44% of their costal wetlands acreage, which includes mangroves and salt marshes. Lake Worth, near West Palm Beach, has had an 87% decrease in its mangrove acreage and has just 276 acres left. The Indian River has lost 86% of its mangrove areas to fisheries since the 1940's, and now laws have been enforced to make sure the mangroves are protected. But doesn't looking at these numbers make you think how much better the world would be if those mangroves were still here? We might lose a lot of buildings, but how can you compare a city to the open environment? Think of ideas you can use to make a change and use them.
http://www.floridaplants.com/horticulture/mangrove.htm
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