mangroves

estuary

Tidal mixing zone

• tidalOf sea rhythms
• intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
• brackishMildly salty water

saltwater · delta · lagoon · wetland · marsh · swamp · shoreline · littoral · saltmarsh · mudflat

nursery

Room for infants

• hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
• fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
• juvenilesUnderage individuals

fry · larvae · spawning · nesting · fledglings · crabs · mudskippers · herons · egrets · crocodiles

biodiversity

Range of life forms

• ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
• habitatOrganism's natural environment
• conservationPreventing waste or loss

nursery · spawning · breeding · sanctuary · shelter · detritus · symbiosis · adaptation · fauna · flora

propagules

Units enabling organism dispersal

• viviparousBearing live young
• salt-tolerantAble to withstand salinity
• buttonwoodNorth American plane tree

evergreen · buttress · germination

tangled

Twisted confusedly together

• rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
• labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
• denseClosely packed together

impenetrable · twisted · interlaced · canopy · thicket · maze · complex · intertwined · arching · submerged

sequestration

Act of setting apart

• sinkBasin with drain
• storageSpace for keeping goods
• biomassLiving material in aggregate

photosynthesis · absorption · mitigation · greenhouse · emissions · reservoir · uptake · offsets · flux · peat

erosion

Gradual wearing away

• barrierObstruction preventing passage
• bufferProtective intermediate space
• cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system

tsunami · resilience · breakwater · sedimentation

• aquatic environmentswetlands, marshes, lakes, rivers, streams
• wildlife habitatswildlife refuge, breeding grounds, nesting sites, forests, game reserve
• coastal forests
• Saloum Deltatidal creeks, channels, lagoons, estuaries, islands
• ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
• crocodile habitatsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, rivers