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Mangrove Photos
Below are selected pictures of mangroves. More photographs of mangroves are available in the country sections found on the left.
Except where noted, all images are the property of Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2006. Contact me with questions regarding use, reproduction, or purchase of any of the pictures.
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Fraser Island, Australia
Mangroves, Honduras
Mangrove Forest, Honduras
Cenote
Cenotes biotope
Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture
Rice fields planted on former mangrove forest land
Mangrove swamp converted for settlement and agriculture
Shrimp aquaculture has replaced mangrove forests in Sulawesi
Mangroves cleared for settlement and shrimp farms
Aerial view of rice paddies where mangrove forests oncee grew
Overhead view of mangroves cleared for rice paddies
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 Mangrove swamp, west shore, Vanua Levu
 Mangroves on Vanua Levu
Cenote
Cenotes biotope
Tulum ruins, Mexico
Cenote
Mangrove forests cleared for agricultural development in Sulawesi
Rice fields where mangroves once grew
Mangroves cleared for settlement and aquaculture
Mangrove forest cleared for settlement and shrimp farms
Aerial view of mangrove-lined river in Borneo
Mangrove-lined coast of southern Borneo
Aerial view of flooded costal rice paddies
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Tulum ruins, Mexico
Tulum ruins, Mexico
Tulum ruins, Mexico
Mangrove roots
Lagoon
Mangrove roots
Mangroves cleared for agricultural development
Mangroves have been cleared for shrimp aquaculture
Bugis territory in Sulawesi, mountains in ground, deforested mangroves in foreground
Mangrove forest cleared for settlement and aquaculture
Rice paddies planted where mangrove forest once grew
Overhead view of shrimp aquaculture in Java
Airplane view of shrimp aquaculture in Java
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Related sections:
Brackish water lagoon in Mexico
Cenotes biotope, a freshwater habitat in the forests of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
More from Wikipedia.org:
Mangrove are woody trees or shrubs that grow in coastal habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999), for which the term mangrove swamp also would apply. Mangrove plants occupy shallow water and intertidal zones in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, usually where protected from direct wave action, and thus characterized by muddy or fine sediment substrata.
The mangal is often considered a type of biome. Mangrove habitat is exclusively tropical and tidal, and therefore having soil or sediment that is water-logged and saline or of variable salinity. Areas where mangal occurs includes estuaries and marine shorelines. A wide variety of plant species can be found in mangrove habitat, but some 54 species in 20 genera, belonging to 16 families constitute the "true mangroves" � species that occur almost exclusively in mangrove habitats and rarely elsewhere (Hogarth, 1999).
The roots of the mangrove plants stabilize the sand and mud. In areas of the world where mangroves have been removed for development purposes, the coastline has been subject to rapid erosion. They also provide a habitat for wildlife and serve as a natural buffer to strong winds and waves produced by cyclones. In Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and India, mangrove plantations are grown in coastal regions for this purpose. They can protect against tsunamis.
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Mangrove swamp, west shore, Vanua Levu
Mangroves on Vanua Levu
