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  2. Mangrove forest - Wikipedia

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    The Manzanar Mangrove Initiative is an ongoing experiment in Arkiko, Eritrea, part of the Manzanar Project founded by Gordon H. Sato, establishing new mangrove plantations on the coastal mudflats. Initial plantings failed, but observation of the areas where mangroves did survive by themselves led to the conclusion that nutrients in water flow ...

  3. Rhizophora mucronata - Wikipedia

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    Rhizophora mucronata (loop-root mangrove, red mangrove or Asiatic mangrove) [3] [4] is a species of mangrove found on coasts and river banks in East Africa and the Indo-Pacific region. Description [ edit ]

  4. Mangrove - Wikipedia

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    A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen and remove salt, allowing them to tolerate conditions that kill most plants.

  5. Rhizophora - Wikipedia

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    Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees, sometimes collectively called true mangroves. The most notable species is the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) but some other species and a few natural hybrids are known. Rhizophora species generally live in intertidal zones which are inundated daily by the ocean.

  6. Freshwater swamp forest - Wikipedia

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    A freshwater swamp forest is a type of wetland ecosystem characterized by its unique hydrology and vegetation. These forests are typically found in low-lying areas, riverbanks, and floodplains where there is a consistent supply of freshwater. [3]

  7. Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Muara Angke mangrove forest and wildlife sanctuary is a protected nature conservation area at Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan along the north coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary is located at the end of Muara Karang Raya street, near Mediterranean Gallery shopping complex.

  8. Rhizophora apiculata - Wikipedia

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    The tall-stilt mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) belongs to the Plantae kingdom under the Rhizophoraceae family. R. apiculata is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and the western Pacific islands. It is located exclusively in the mangrove ecosystem due to an affinity to wet, muddy and silty

  9. Mangrove tree distribution - Wikipedia

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    In 1980, by contrast, mangrove cover stood at 762.5 km 2 (294.4 sq mi) — also 3.4% of Belize's territory, although, based on the work of mangrove researcher Simon Zisman, [23] Belize's mangrove cover in 1980 was estimated to represent 98.7% of the precolonial extent of those ecosystems.