mangrove swamps
Coastal root wetlands
Mangrove swamps are coastal wetlands dominated by mangrove trees—salt-tolerant species with distinctive exposed root systems that rise above the waterline.
These ecosystems form in tropical and subtropical tidal zones where rivers meet the sea, serving as nurseries for fish and crustaceans while protecting shorelines from erosion and storm surge: The mangrove swamps teemed with juvenile shrimp.
- mudskippersFish that walk on land
- fiddler crabsCrabs with one oversized claw
- mud crabsLarge edible coastal crustaceans
- estuariesRiver-sea meeting points
- carbon storageCapturing and containing CO2
brackish water · water filtration · coastal wetlands · climate regulation · seagrass · oysters · herons · deforestation · mangroves · biodiversity hotspots · erosion control · ecotourism · flood mitigation · coastal development · shrimp farms · crabs · silty · swampy
- Tropical SeasCaribbean Sea, Coral Sea, Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, South China Sea
- wetlandsswamps, marsh, marshes, marshland, marshlands
- coastal lowlandscoastal plains, lowlands, flatlands, tidewater, coastal wetlands
- Gulf CoastGulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Gulf beaches, Gulf Stream, Alabama
- mangrovesprop roots, aerial roots, aerial root, propagules, salt gland
- Gulf of GuineaBight of Benin, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon
mangrove swampsfreshwater marshes
Non-ocean wetland ecosystems
alpine meadows · open ocean · coral reefs · deep sea · grasslands
mangrove swampsdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
sand dunes · Death Valley · Sahara Desert · scrublands · salt flats
mangrove swampstundra
Frigid treeless biome
glaciers · boreal forests · taiga · polar ice caps · ice caps