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  2. Mangrove forest - Wikipedia

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    Mangrove forests, also called mangrove ... estuary, lagoon and open coast mangrove types in (i) South Asia, ... coastal mangrove forests are located at the land-sea ...

  3. Mangrove - Wikipedia

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    Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps or mangals, are found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas. Areas where mangroves occur include estuaries and marine shorelines. [19] The intertidal existence to which these trees are adapted represents the major limitation to the number of species able to thrive in their habitat. High tide ...

  4. Southern Africa mangroves - Wikipedia

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    The largest areas are in the estuaries of the Mhlathuze River and Lake St. Lucia. Mangroves extend as far south as the Nahoon River at 32°56′S., the most southerly occurrence of mangroves in Africa. [2] [3] [4] Mangroves mostly grow in the estuaries of perennial rivers. There are approximately 1921 hectares of mangrove remaining on South ...

  5. List of mangrove ecoregions - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mangrove ecoregions ordered according to whether they lie in the Afrotropical, Australasian, Indomalayan, or Neotropical realms of the world. Mangrove estuaries such as those found in the Sundarbans of southwestern Bangladesh are rich productive ecosystems which serve as spawning grounds and nurseries for shrimp, crabs, and many fish species, a richness which is lost if the ...

  6. Mangrove tree distribution - Wikipedia

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    The mangroves in this estuary are some of the most degraded in Ecuador with only 19% of 1971 mangrove area remaining as of 1998, although mangrove has recovered since this date. [31] Within Manabí the major mangrove holding estuary is the Chone estuary situated near the city of Bahía de Caráquez.

  7. Florida mangroves - Wikipedia

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    The Florida mangroves ... Small yellowish flowers are located on the terminal ends of the branches. ... Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor estuaries and Tampa Bay ...

  8. East African mangroves - Wikipedia

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    The mangroves include tall trees, up to 30m. Compared to Central African mangroves of West Africa, mangroves of East Africa have a greater variety of vegetation with two distinctive types: the mangroves on the coast itself such as the birdwatching site Mida Creek near the Arabuko Sokoke National Park and the town of Watamu, and the Lamu Archipelago both in Kenya, which are fed by constant ...

  9. South American Pacific mangroves - Wikipedia

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    Mangroves extend along the Pacific coast south to 5°32' at the estuary of the Piura River in the north of Peru. South of that the cold Humboldt Current causes high soil salinity and very arid conditions, with hardly any fresh water streams. This is an inhospitable environment for mangroves, particularly during El Niño years. [12]