Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle). Mangroves provide protection from beach erosion and storm surges. They grow in saline coastal sediment and are present

---

Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle). Mangroves provide protection from beach erosion and storm surges. They grow in saline coastal sediment and are present on around three-quarters of tropical coastlines. Photographed on the coast of French Guiana

---

Size: 4299px × 2861px
Photo credit: © MATTEIS/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, america, beach, biological, biology, botanical, botany, brackish, caostal, coast, coastline, cote, cotiere, eau, ecosystem, ecosysteme, environment, estran, flora, flore, forest, fragile, france, french, guiana, guyana, guyane, habitat, latin, littoral, mangle, mangrove, matteis, milieu, nature, naturel, paletuvier, plant, plante, rhizophora, saline, saltwater, south, trees, vegetation, water, zone