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<p class="irlsubtitle">Three species of mangroves are found in Florida: the red mangrove, black mangrove, and white mangrove.</p> | <p class="irlsubtitle">Three species of mangroves are found in Florida: the red mangrove, black mangrove, and white mangrove.</p> | ||
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==About== | ==About== | ||
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Mangroves grow in saltwater and in areas frequently flooded by saltwater. | Mangroves grow in saltwater and in areas frequently flooded by saltwater. | ||
Mangroves provide protected habitat, breeding grounds, and nursery areas to many land and marine animals. Mangroves also provide shoreline protection from wind, waves, and erosion. | Mangroves provide protected habitat, breeding grounds, and nursery areas to many land and marine animals. Mangroves also provide shoreline protection from wind, waves, and erosion. | ||
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[[File:Left "Black Mangrove" right "Red Mangrove - panoramio.jpg|320px | [[File:Left "Black Mangrove" right "Red Mangrove - panoramio.jpg|320px|thumb|left|Black Mangrove on left and Red Mangrove on right.]] | ||
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[[File:Red mangrove trees at water edge.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Red mangrove trees at water edge.]] | [[File:Red mangrove trees at water edge.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Red mangrove trees at water edge.]] | ||
[[File:Red mangrove roots, Everglades National Park - panoramio.jpg|320px|thumb|left|Red mangrove roots.]] | [[File:Red mangrove roots, Everglades National Park - panoramio.jpg|320px|thumb|left|Red mangrove roots.]] | ||
[[File:Red Mangrove Seed - panoramio.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Red Mangrove Seed]] | [[File:Red Mangrove Seed - panoramio.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Red Mangrove Seed]] | ||
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==Web Links== | ==Web Links== | ||
* [https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/mangroves/ SOUTH FLORIDA AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS-Mangrove] | * [https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/mangroves/ SOUTH FLORIDA AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS-Mangrove] | ||
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* [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-01/documents/58692_an_river_lagoon_an_introduction_to_a_natural_treasure_2007.pdf EPA - An Introduction to a National Treasure] | * [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-01/documents/58692_an_river_lagoon_an_introduction_to_a_natural_treasure_2007.pdf EPA - An Introduction to a National Treasure] | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, December 25, 2019
Three species of mangroves are found in Florida: the red mangrove, black mangrove, and white mangrove.
About
Typically: red mangroves grow along the water's edge; black mangroves grow on slightly higher elevations than the red mangrove; and white mangroves grow upland from the red and black. Mangroves grow in saltwater and in areas frequently flooded by saltwater. Mangroves provide protected habitat, breeding grounds, and nursery areas to many land and marine animals. Mangroves also provide shoreline protection from wind, waves, and erosion.
