Question

What is the other name for mangrove forests?

Answer 1

The other name for mangrove forests is Tidal Forests.

Mangrove Forests (Tidal Forests) :

• These forests are found along the coasts and in deltas, the regions which are often flooded by the high tides of the sea; hence they are called tidal forests.
• They have mangrove trees that can survive in both fresh and saline water. So they are also called mangrove forests.
• These forests are mainly found in the deltas of the Ganga, Mahanadi, Godavari, and Krishna rivers and along the eastern coasts.
• They are mainly restricted to the Sundarbans in West Bengal and in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• In the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta in Bengal, these forests are called Sunderbans after the Sundari tree, which grows most abundantly in this area.
• Trees have stilt roots that can survive in fresh and saline water as they have special roots that can breathe at high tide.
• Trees do not rot as they are oily, and so they are used for making boats and boxes.
• Tidal streams have various mangroves which are used as fuel. They also have other plants like palm, a common name for several species of palms and useful for thatching.
• It is also a source of obtaining crude sugar. A fermented liquor is prepared from the toddy palm.

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