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Ceriops tagal, commonly known as spurred mangrove [3] or Indian mangrove, is a mangrove tree species in the family Rhizophoraceae. It is a protected tree in South Africa. [ 4 ] The specific epithet tagal is a plant name from the Tagalog language.
Mangroves are hardy shrubs and trees that thrive in salt water and have specialised adaptations so they can survive the volatile energies of intertidal zones along marine coasts. 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 ...
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. [1] [2] Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangrove trees cannot withstand freezing temperatures. There are about 80 different species of mangroves, all of which ...
Conocarpus is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Combretaceae, native to tropical regions of the world.One of the species is a widespread mangrove species, and the other is restricted to a small area around the southern Red Sea coasts, where it grows alongside seasonal rivers.
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.
The mangroves in this estuary are some of the most degraded in Ecuador with only 19% of 1971 mangrove area remaining as of 1998, although mangrove has recovered since this date. [31] Within Manabí the major mangrove holding estuary is the Chone estuary situated near the city of Bahía de Caráquez.
Mangroves are sensitive ecosystems, changing dynamically in response to storms, sediment blockage, and fluctuations in sea level and present a "moving target" for restoration efforts. Mangroves are considered to be one of the easiest coastal systems to restore because of their seedlings ability to survive where adult trees are not present. [30]
Ceriops australis is a small evergreen tree or shrub growing to a maximum height of about 10 m (30 ft). The growth habit is columnar or multi-stemmed and it develops large buttress roots. The growth habit is columnar or multi-stemmed and it develops large buttress roots.