Beaches and Mangroves

A continuation on the natural environment of Pulau Ubin from Edmund Waller's (2001) "Landscape Planning in Singapore".


Picture 1: Muddy banks of an estuary on Ubin (Source: Ubin Stories Gallery, 5 Sept 2004)

"... the beaches are either muddy or sandy. If they form the banks of one of the small estuaries, then they are muddy and provide a habitat for mangroves (see Picture 1)."


Picture 2 (left): A Nipah Palm on Ubin (Source: Ubin Stories Gallery, 5 Sept 2004)
Picture 3 (right): The natural sandy shores of Noordin Beach (Source: Ubin Stories Gallery, 5 Sept 2004)

"Further inland, as the water becomes brackish, Nipah Palm ecosystems (see Picture 2) may flourish. Other beaches are essentially sandy and the sand is formed from the granitic rocks. (see Picture 3)"

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References:

Waller, Edmund (2001) "Landscape Planning in Singapore" (Singapore: Singapore University Press) pp.165-171