mangrove

Mangrove forests are forests that grow in estuaries, tidal areas or waterfront. Mangrove is unique because it is a combination of traits of plants that live on land and at sea. Mangrove root system generally has a prominent so-called breathing roots (pneumatofor). This root system is a way of adaptation to poor soil conditions of oxygen or even anaerobic.

 

 mangrove

Some mangrove species are known:
- Mangrove (Rhizophora spp.)
- Api-api (Avicennia spp.)
- Pedada (Sonneratia spp.)
- Tanjang (Bruguiera spp.)