Causas y consecuencias de la destrucción y contaminación de los manglares

Abstract

The mangrove is an essential ecosystem for planet earth as it plays an important role in the reproduction and conservation of marine and plant species and provides great biodiversity. The mangrove influences mitigating climate change, slowing down wear, as well as soil erosion to prevent the accumulation of sediments. They provide environmental services in the feeding areas and in the growth of fingerlings, crustaceans in the same way help sustain fishery production and are used as fuel since they provide a high recreational and aesthetic value, in such a way that they act as natural systems for the control of barriers against hurricanes which improve the quality of the nature reserve and constitutes the maintenance of natural processes such as changes in sea level that allow maintaining sedimentation processes and intervenes as refuges for fauna and flora. The methodology that was used in the present research work was analytical with a qualitative approach and was carried out through scientific articles, theses and books, where it allowed to answer the problem of study for the conservation of the mangrove and thus avoid its contamination. In the above, some of the possible causes and effects of the deterioration and contamination of the mangrove were mentioned, since it is essential to know to counteract the impact on the environment and apply strategies that help protect this ecological reserve.