that highlights the results of 10 years of interdisciplinary research on one of the largest areas of mangroves on
earth.
Mangrove forests are tidal woodlands that border
tropical coasts and are home to a multitude of unusual
life forms. The animals and plants that live there are
adapted to the extreme environmental conditions of a
habitat that is subject to the tides. Mangrove forests oc-
cupy an area of around 15 million hectares ( 37 million
acres) worldwide, an area about half the size of Germa- ReefLine_HP_ 6. 63 x 4. 56_Coral.OL.pdf 1 10/21/10 10: 53 AM
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