It is quite correct that clearance of mangrove is going on v. rapidly - for
woodchip production for Japanese rayon industry, for salt pans -
unsuccessful - that one - too low an evaporation rate - but they didn't
click before 1600 Ha had been removed; and recently for shrimp 'farming'.
Mangrove would be an almost perfect 'crash barrier to major wave actions -
being relatively low, very intertwined, and with little understorey, it'd
take the energy out of a tsunami wave very effectively - though it'd quite
likely be destroyed itself
Rupert
-----Original Message-----
From: Andersonarb@xxxx.com [mailto:Andersonarb@xxxx.com]
Sent: 10 January 2005 13:50
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Re: Asian tsunami
There was speculation in some weekend newspapers that the lack of trees led
to the wave being more devastating as the effects reached further in land.
Apparently lots of places had been encouraged to start shrimp farming which
involves clearing trees (mangroves?) and thus removing the protection.
Perhaps intensive agriculture has scored bit of a direct hit on the foot
again?
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