Isishwankathelo seSargassum

Ababhali: UJessie Neumann kunye noLuke Elder

Iya isanda iSargassum ihlamba elunxwemeni lolwandle olucocekileyo lweCaribbean. Kutheni oku kusenzeka kwaye kufuneka senze ntoni?

Sargassum: yintoni na?
 
ISargassum lukhula lwaselwandle oludadayo olukhululekileyo oluhamba nomsinga wolwandle. Ngelixa abanye abantu abahamba elwandle benokucinga ngeSargassum njengondwendwe olungamkelekanga, eneneni idala indawo yokuhlala etyebileyo yebhayoloji ekhuphisana ne-coral reef ecosystem. Ibalulekile njengendawo yokugcina izityalo, iindawo zokutya, kunye nekhusi kwiintlobo ezingaphezu kwama-250 zeentlanzi, iSargassum ibalulekile kubomi baselwandle.

 
Ukuphuphuma kweSargassum

ISargassum kusenokwenzeka ukuba isuka kuLwandle lwaseSargasso, olukuLwandlekazi oluvulekileyo lwaseMantla yeAtlantiki kufutshane neBermuda. Ulwandle lwaseSargasso kuqikelelwa ukuba lunokufikelela kwi-10 lezigidi zeetoni zeemetric zeSargassum, kwaye lubizwa ngokufanelekileyo ngokuba "yiGolden Floating Rainforest." Izazinzulu zicebisa ukuba ukungena kweSargassum kwiCaribbean kungenxa yokunyuka kwamaqondo obushushu bamanzi kunye nemimoya ephantsi, echaphazela imisinga yolwandle zombini. Olu tshintsho kwimisinga yolwandle ngokuyimfuneko lubangela ukuba amaqhekeza eSargassum abambeke kwimozulu eguquguqukayo imisinga eyithwala isingise kwiziqithi zeCaribbean Caribbean. Ukusasazeka kweSargassum kuye kwanxulunyaniswa nokunyuka kwamanqanaba enitrogen, okusisiphumo songcoliseko ngenxa yeempembelelo zabantu zokwanda kogutyulo, i-oyile, izichumisi kunye nokutshintsha kwemozulu yehlabathi. Nangona kunjalo, de kwenziwe uphando olungakumbi, izazinzulu zinokubonelela ngeethiyori zokuba ivela phi iSargassum kwaye kutheni isasazeka ngokukhawuleza.

Izisombululo kwiSargassum Kangaka

Njengoko izixa ezongeziweyo zeSargassum ziqhubeleka nokuchaphazela amava olwandle lweCaribbean, kukho izinto ezininzi esinokuzenza ukulungisa lo mba.Esona senzo sizinzileyo kukuvumela indalo ibekho. Ukuba iSargassum iphazamisa imisebenzi yehotele kunye nabatyeleli, inokususwa elunxwemeni kwaye ilahlwe ngendlela enoxanduva. Ukuyisusa ngesandla, ngokufanelekileyo ngococi loluntu lwaselwandle, yeyona ndlela izinzileyo yokususa. Uninzi lwabaphathi beehotele kunye neendawo zokuchithela iiholide impendulo yokuqala kukususa i-Sargassum kusetyenziswa iikhreyini kunye nezixhobo zoomatshini, nangona kunjalo oku kubeka emngciphekweni ii-critters ezihlala esantini, kubandakanywa iifudo zaselwandle kunye neendlwana.
 

1. Yingcwabe!
ISargassum yeyona ndlela ibalaseleyo yokusetyenziswa njengendawo yokulahla inkunkuma. Ingasetyenziselwa ukwakha iingqumba zentlabathi kunye neelwandle ukulwa nosoyikiso lokukhukuliseka kweelwandle kunye nokwandisa ukomelela konxweme ukuya kumazanyana kunye nokunyuka kwamaqondo olwandle. Eyona ndlela ingcono yokwenza oko kukuhambisa ngesandla iSargassum phezulu elunxwemeni ngeekiriva kunye nokususa inkunkuma enokubhaqwa phakathi kokhula lwaselwandle phambi kokungcwatywa. Le ndlela iyakukholisa abantu abahamba elwandle ngonxweme olucocekileyo, olungenazo iSargassum ngendlela engaphazamisi izilwanyana zasendle zasekuhlaleni kwaye ixhamle inkqubo yonxweme.

2. Isetyenziswe kwakhona!
ISargassum ingasetyenziswa njengesichumisi kunye ne-compost. Logama nje icocwe ngokufanelekileyo kwaye yomisiwe iqulethe izondlo ezininzi eziluncedo ezikhuthaza umhlaba osempilweni, ukwandisa ukugcinwa kokufuma, nokuthintela ukukhula kokhula. Ngenxa yesiqulatho sayo setyuwa eninzi, iSargassum ikwasisithintelo kwiinkumba, i-slugs, kunye nezinye izitshabalalisi ongazifuniyo kwigadi yakho.
 
3. Yitye!
I-seaweed isoloko isetyenziswa kwizitya eziphefumlelweyo zaseAsia kwaye inencasa ekrakra ebonwa ngabantu abaninzi. Eyona ndlela idumileyo yokuphakela iSargassum kukuqhotsa ngokukhawuleza emva koko uyeke ukuba ibile emanzini ngesosi yesoya kunye nezinye izithako kangangemizuzu engama-30 ukuya kwiiyure ezi-2, kuxhomekeke kukhetho lwakho. Qinisekisa ukuba icocwe kakuhle ngaphandle kokuba uyayithanda incasa yenkunkuma yaselwandle!

Ngeempembelelo zokutshintsha kwemozulu zihlala zikhona kunye nokuqonda ukunyuka kunye nokufudumala kolwandle - kukhuselekile ukuthi - iSargassum inokubakho kwixesha elizayo. Uphando olongezelelweyo kufuneka lwenziwe ukuqonda ngcono impembelelo yalo.

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