Assertion: banyan tree's root | /r/CapableOf | create suitable conditions
Facets:
value: for further mangrove colonisation
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In ecosystems such as mangrove swamps, trees play a role in developing the habitat, since the roots of the mangrove trees reduce the speed of flow of tidal currents and trap water-borne sediment, reducing the water depth and creating suitable conditions for further mangrove colonisation.