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."
[permaculture] Mysteries of the mangrove swamp Boing Boing,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/16/2010