WHAT ARE MANGROVE FORESTS?

Mangroves are trees that live in tropical tidal waters, where the salt and daily submergence prevents the establishment of almost all other trees.
To be able to thrive in extreme environments, mangroves developed three ways to tolerate salt: first salt exclusion from the roots, which is similar to an ultra-filtration, then salt excretion from the leaves, and finally, accumulation in the leaves...
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Dr Ian Hendy
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