@prefix qx8: . @prefix skos: . qx8: a skos:ConceptScheme . qx8:-GB02VPMC-R skos:prefLabel "palustrine environment"@en, "milieu palustre"@fr ; a skos:Concept ; skos:narrower qx8:-MTVT8GHZ-J . qx8:-6NZPWZLT-2 skos:prefLabel "zone humide"@fr, "wetland"@en ; a skos:Concept ; skos:narrower qx8:-MTVT8GHZ-J . qx8:-MTVT8GHZ-J skos:exactMatch , ; skos:prefLabel "mangrove"@en, "mangrove"@fr ; skos:broader qx8:-GB02VPMC-R, qx8:-6NZPWZLT-2 ; skos:definition "La mangrove est un écosystème de marais maritime incluant un groupement de végétaux spécifiques, principalement ligneux, qui ne se développe que dans la zone de balancement des marées (l'estran), au niveau des côtes basses des régions tropicales. On trouve cependant aussi des marais à mangroves à l'embouchure de certains fleuves ainsi que, très exceptionnellement, en eau douce. La mangrove compte parmi les écosystèmes les plus productifs de notre planète d'un point de vue biomasse et contribue ainsi à la réduction des risques de catastrophes naturelles en lien avec les impacts du changement climatique. (Adapté de : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove)"@fr, "A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in several plant families. They occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics and even some temperate coastal areas, mainly between latitudes 30° N and 30° S, with the greatest mangrove area within 5° of the equator. Mangrove plant families first appeared during the Late Cretaceous to Paleocene epochs, and became widely distributed in part due to the movement of tectonic plates. The oldest known fossils of mangrove palm date to 75 million years ago. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to live in harsh coastal conditions. The mangrove biome, or mangal, is a distinct saline woodland or shrubland habitat characterized by depositional coastal environments, where fine sediments (often with high organic content) collect in areas protected from high-energy wave action. Mangroves support sustainable coastal and marine ecosystems. They protect nearby areas from tsunamis and extreme weather events. Mangroves are the salt-tolerant evergreen forests, found in the intertidal zones of sheltered shores, estuaries, tidal creeks, backwaters, lagoons, marshes and mudflats of the tropical and subtropical latitudes. Paradoxically, the mangroves exist under very hostile and inhospitable conditions. All the organisms living therein are well-adapted to encounter higher salinity, wind speed, temperature, muddy anaerobic soils and high tidal interference (Spalding et al. 1997; Spiers 1999; Kathiresan and Bingham 2001; Sandilyan 2010; Sandilyan et al. 2010a, b). In the due course of evolution, the mangrove plants have developed peculiar adaptations such as strong supporting, interlocking and breathing root system, viviparous mode of reproduction, salt regulation and nutrient retention (Kathiresan and Bingham 2001). Notably, mangroves are extraordinary ecosystems, providing many goods and services to humans particularly fisheries, forest products, pollution abatement and coastal protection against natural calamities. Mangrove forests are also effective at carbon sequestration and storage and impede climate change. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove and S. Sandilyan & K. Kathiresan (2012). Biodiversity and Conservation, 21, 3523-3542.)"@en ; skos:inScheme qx8: ; a skos:Concept .