Question 1 - 10
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
THE MANGROVE REGENERATION PROJECT
Background:
Mangrove forests:
- protect coastal areas from 1. by the sea
- are an important habitat for wildlife
Problems:
- mangroves had been used by farmers as 2.
- mangroves were poisoned by the use of 3.
- Local people used the mangroves as a place to put their 4.
Actions taken to protect the mangroves:
- a barrier which was made of 5. was constructed - but it failed
- new mangroves had to be grown from seed
- the seeds of the 6. mangrove were used
First set of seedlings:
- kept in small pots in a 7.
- watered with 8. water
- planted out on south side of a small island
- at risk from the large 9. population
Second set of seedlings:
- planted in the seabed near established mangrove roots
- the young plants were destroyed in a 10.
Results: - The first set of seedlings was successful
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