mangrove forest
Tidal tree ecosystem
A mangrove forest is a coastal woodland of salt-tolerant trees that grow in tropical and subtropical tidal zones.
The trees' distinctive exposed root systems trap sediment and protect shorelines from erosion and storm surges.
Mangrove forests serve as nurseries for fish and crustaceans: The mangrove forest teemed with juvenile shrimp.
- prop rootsAerial roots providing stability
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidal creeksShallow coastal waterways ebbing daily
- Indo-Pacific regionWaters between Indian and Pacific
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
coastal protection · habitat · coral reef · tropics · tidal flat · lagoon · mudflat · water filtration · intertidal zone · biodiversity · mud crabs · flood mitigation · carbon storage · crabs · Southeast Asia · herons · bird sanctuary · murky
- forestswoods, pine trees, maple trees, spruce trees, grove
- fish habitatsriver, stream, ocean, creek, lake
- protected areasnature reserve, wildlife sanctuary, protected area, nature preserve, wildlife refuge
- wetland lifebeaver, marsh, swamp, mire, cattail
- Evergladessawgrass, alligator, Florida panther, cypress swamp, freshwater marsh
- mangrovesprop roots, aerial roots, aerial root, propagules, salt gland
mangrove forestboreal forest
Subarctic coniferous woodland zone
taiga · tundra · alpine forest
mangrove forestdesert
To leave behind completely
dryland · dry forest · sand dunes · steppe · chaparral