Houston- Artificial Black Mangrove

After teaming up with Mrs.Woodall and Shannon over at MDC (Marine Discovery Center) in New Symrna to talk to Chad in finding a place to test our projects, I am now teaming up with Shannon on her project to see if an artificial mangrove root system would attract the same marine life as the real black mangrove root system.  Shannon originally wanted to work with a red mangrove root system.  Due to the area we are going to be working in, we are going to be working with artificial version of black mangroves.  The black mangrove inhabbits the area much more than the red mangrove.
                                                                                                   I am currently in the stage of building a structure to replicate the pnemataphores(breathe in air for the plant in hypersaline water during low tide) of the black mangrove root system.

Black mangrove root system(pneumataphores)

                                                                                     

Red mangrove root system

Picutres of the possible test area.

Kyak ramp at MDC

                                                                                                 

 

Area left of kyak ramp( low tide)

 All these pictures were taken during low tide at 1pm.  During high tide this are is more than submerged which we noticed with our visit with Chad and Annie, a new member there.  Annie and Chad were more than helpful.  Glad to get their support and helpful ideas and questions.

Possible Test spot( open area)

Area to left of Test Spot.  To the far right there is a large open area of pnemataphores
to test against the artificial black mangrove pneumataphores.