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and by buffering the coast from the fierce, erosive power of monsoons. This habitat
serves as a secure nursery for the eggs and young of countless marine organisms, yet
Thailand has destroyed at least 50% of its mangrove swamps to make way for prawn
farms and big hotels.
The famous white sands of Thailand's beaches are actually tiny bits of coral that have been defecated by
coral-eating fish.
