General characteristics of Sonneratia Caseolaris
Sonneratia caseolaris, commonly known as mangrove apple, is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae . The fruit is noted for its...
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SONNERATIA CASEOLARIS
a pioneer mangrove tree
Welcome to the course "Sonneratia Caseolaris – A pioneer mangrove tree", an online learning program about mangroves within the framework of the "SEEDtoSHIP" project, funded by Hapag - Lloyd Vietnam and implemented by MangLub Vietnam.
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Mangrove forests are recognized one of the most important ecosystems in protecting coastline from natural disasters, playing the role of the nurseries for juvenile fish, shelters for other species, as well as economic resources for many local communities. In Vietnam specifically, mangrove forests have been recently recognized by the government, experts, and our community. However, that realization is just the background for the long journey ahead.
In this lesson, we start learning about Sonneratia Caseolaris, a very popular mangrove tree. It has another famous name as a “pioneer mangrove tree”, which tells us the difference between it and other kinds of mangroves such as Rhizophora, Avicennia, etc… Let’s get started!
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Course guidelines:
All the course learners are awarded with the completion certificates. In order to get the certificates, you are required:
• to finish all the lessons
• answer all the questions correctly
The test link is added at the final lesson.
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