Structural adaptations
Plant adaptations
Mangroves, have adaptations for growing in low moisture and high salt conditions. In estuary environments, salinity levels and flooding waters are widely variable being affected by tidal fluctuations, seasonal rainfall and river flows. One adaptation for coping with high concentrations of salt is salt-excreting glands on leaves. Another is the exclusion of salt from entering roots with water uptake. Each species has mechanisms to regulate levels of salt in sap. This is further assisted by ridding salt with old leaves, bark and wood. this is not unique to this species there are other various species of plants with these adaptations.
Animal adaptations
Worms, molluscs and fish can produce mucus or slime to cover sensitive body parts. Some marine animals have evolved ways to survive the challenges in estuaries, mud snails suck in and excrete mud, ploughing it up and improving its properties so that plants can grow more easily. Then the plants are the plants that the snails can then feed on. this adaptation is unique to a few species such as worms molluscs and fish.
Mangroves, have adaptations for growing in low moisture and high salt conditions. In estuary environments, salinity levels and flooding waters are widely variable being affected by tidal fluctuations, seasonal rainfall and river flows. One adaptation for coping with high concentrations of salt is salt-excreting glands on leaves. Another is the exclusion of salt from entering roots with water uptake. Each species has mechanisms to regulate levels of salt in sap. This is further assisted by ridding salt with old leaves, bark and wood. this is not unique to this species there are other various species of plants with these adaptations.
Animal adaptations
Worms, molluscs and fish can produce mucus or slime to cover sensitive body parts. Some marine animals have evolved ways to survive the challenges in estuaries, mud snails suck in and excrete mud, ploughing it up and improving its properties so that plants can grow more easily. Then the plants are the plants that the snails can then feed on. this adaptation is unique to a few species such as worms molluscs and fish.