Thursday, October 07, 2021

St Lucia Estuary - The First 21 km

The First 21km
Is the natural connection between the Lake and The Ocean. It's here where the magic happens. Where breath is spawned and life is created.

This 21 km Winding Channel was the home to thousands of Mangrove Trees. Their air roots was a safe haven to many species of Marine Critters that was part of the bigger food chain. The roots also acting as nurseries to small fish and crabs. Like the highly endangered Fidler Crab that once was a major tourist attraction.

The Mangrove Roots also acted as a sediment trap during tidal changes and the Hippos moving onto the land at night created tidal pools and channels as they moved through the Mangroves to emerge for
day or night time feeding excursions.

During Rough Ocean and Windy Tidal Surges a White or Light Brown Foamy Froth was whipped up amongst these roots. This was the birth of Phytoplankton that was swept out to populate the ocean during Tidal Changes.

Phytoplankton is the only organisms on The Planet that has the ability to balance CO2 and O2 purely because of its vast bio mass. This Breathing biomass of single cell organisms contribute to the delicate balance of The Earth's ability to sustain life.

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