Biology-Mangroves

Mangroves are woody plants or plant community’s which live between the sea and the land in areas that have tides. Therefore they are found on coastlines all around the world where the water is warm enough. They can be trees but (like a ‘rainforest plant’) they can also be shrubs or palms. All share the ability to live in salt water. Mangrove plants have had to adapt quite a lot in order to survive …

…growth continues, the pressure to alter these mangrove communities continues. Therefore, due to the importance and finite nature of these natural habitats, preservation is in our best interest. I believe that the only way to preserve and maintain these beautiful mangrove forests is by making people understand their ecosystem and how they work. If they did understand people would realise how important they are to our environment and they would want to help maintain them.