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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Mysteries of the mangrove swamp Boing Boing
  • Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:24:24 -0500


Mysteries of the mangrove swamp Boing Boing
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/14/mysteries-of-the-man.html
"Because of that regular shedding of leaves and bark, mangroves are also particularly good at putting nutrients from the water to practical use, said Aaron Ellison, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist at the Harvard Forest. That means a mangrove swamp can help clear things like sewage effluent and fertilizer runoff from river water before it reaches the sea."




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