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[April Free report] Importance of living things on the mudflats |
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by Wooyeong Kim | 28-04-2023 18:14
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Mudflat is taking a significant role in providing food for human living. Especially, the mudflat in the western coastal areas of South Korea has been chosen as the world’s top five mudflats with the eastern coast of Canada, the eastern coast of the United States, Germany's North Sea coast, and the mudflats of the Amazon River basin. This incredible ranking is from the enriched and diverse organism living in these mudflats. One animal that can be easily seen on the mudflat is the sea snail. As its name implies, this organism is very similar to the snails that you can see on the vegetables! They have their own hard and glossy shells. They usually ingest the other clams to make their flesh swell by wrapping them and making a hole in them to eat finally. For the other interesting animal, snapping shrimps have ferocious and aggressive claws that can even shatter the glass jar. This strength is shockwave which comes from their own muscle structure to keep massive energy instantly. With these claws, they hunt the prey in a swift moment even before those shrimps touch the target. On this marvelous feature, many scientists and researchers have been working to figure out the functions of these claws so far. Aside from these above animals, we can find many kinds of seafood we often eat on the mudflat! Small octopuses are precious and special seafood for Korean. They are a bit different from the octopuses with thick legs; the small octopuses have sensibly thinner and smaller bodies. As above, creatures living in mudflats have a direct good influence on humans. In addition, since living organisms depend on their habitats, various creatures are bound to live in mudflats that have varied habitats. Furthermore, the coastal wetland ecosystem is located at the boundary where the sea and land meet, so the types of living things are more diverse because they can partially accommodate the creatures that make up the two distinct ecosystems. It is also suitable as a spawning ground or habitat for young creatures due to the richness of nutrients and salts flowing from the land and has lots of food and shelter. Thus, people's awareness of the particular "place" that helps preserve the ecosystem and continuous efforts for preservation are urgently needed. |
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Hello Wooyeong! This is your mentor Yewon.
Before I start, I apologize for the late comment.
You have written a report about the mudflats eco-system, which is a very important part of the nature.
Especially, I liked the way you showed some examples of living things on the mudflats and their importance to the environment!
I hope we could know more about them and protect them!
Thank you for your meaningful report! Great job!
Posted 20-08-2023 12:29
Hello Wooyeong! This is your mentor James.
First of all, terribly sorry for the late comment!
I see that you've mentioned our unique ecosystem in Korea; the mudflats. Great job in elaborating several key species inhabiting in those environments! I really do have concerns in the well-being of the biodiversity in mudflats since many people enjoy the catching edible species living there...(Including my younger self) Thus I hope an eco-friendly policy to sustain the mudflat's biodiversity is made soon enough!
Thanks for writing such a meaningful report! Let's keep up the good work.
Posted 26-05-2023 12:28