Mangrove
tropical coastal vegetation consisting of a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water
English: The term mangrove is used for the ecosystem of tropical, intertidal forests as well as for the tree species constituting this forest.
Deutsch: Der Begriff Mangroven bezeichnet sowohl das Ökosystem tropischer Gezeitenwälder als auch die Baumarten, die diesen Wald bilden.
Français : Le terme mangrove désigne un écosystème tropical de forêts situées dans la zone de balancement des marées (estran) ainsi que les espèces d'arbres qui constituent ce type de forêt.
Maps, Satellite Images
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World map of mangrove distribution
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Ganges Delta, India and Bangladesh
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Grand Cayman
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Honduras (mangrove destruction by shrimp farming)
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Gulf of Fonseca, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
Mangrove Forest
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Mangrove swamp, partly underwater image showing the root system
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Mangrove swamp in Muthupet, Tamilnadu, India
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Mangroves in the Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt
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Gambia river, Gambia
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Gambia
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Mangrove in Florida, United States
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Cayo Levisa, Cuba
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Vigia, North Brazil
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Caeté estuary, North Brazil
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Mangrove forest in the Salinas Estuary of Salinas, Puerto Rico.
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National Park Everglades
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Mangrove in Zanzibar
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Mangrove trees, Koh Chang, Thailand
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Coastal mangroves in the Gulf of Thailand, Thailand.
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Mangrove trees during low tide, Neil Island, India
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Mangroves at low tide, Shaheed Island, Andaman Sea
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Mangrove forest of Than Bok Khorani, Thailand
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Lonely mangrove trees, tropical sea, Andaman Islands
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Mangrove tree roots on the sand, Havelock Island, Andamans
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Mangrove roots, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India
Mangrove Plants
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and Category:Avicennioideae, Category:Rhizophoreae.
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Rhizophora sp., Cayo Levisa, Cuba
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Mangrove in Australien
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Rhizophora sp., Queensland
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Flowering shoot of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
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Mangrove fern (Acrostichum), Brazil
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Conocarpus erectus, Florida Keys
Mangrove Animals
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Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites atlites)
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Mangrove crab, Ucides cordatus
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Burrows of fiddler crabs
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Guará (Scarlet Ibis), Eudocimus ruber
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Brown Pelican
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Key Deer (Odocoileus viginianus clavium)