Mangroves
Do you want to go study mangroves in Florida? You can if you don’t mind the smell of the rotting vegetation, the buzz of the mosquitoes in your ear right before their friend’s feast on you, or the lovely mud seeping into and over your new Nikes. Florida has mangroves in the estuaries south of 30 degrees latitude. While many may still be found north of this, they have suffered from past freezes and the attack of the developers.
The three types of mangroves found in Florida include the Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), the Black Mangrove, (Avicennia germinans) and White Mangrove, (Laguncularia racemosa). These are found along the estuaries, canals, and form islands. Select the mangrove below to see some more pictures of these trees in their habitat or read about
Florida Mangroves. The term "Mangrove" is applied to a diverse group of tropical salt tolerant trees which are abundant in south Florida and the Florida Keys. These trees have been able to successfully occupy coastal environments where they have little or no competition from other species of plants. In order to do this, the mangrove trees have had to cope with a number of problems including soft, oxygen-poor soil, periodic flooding of their root zones and a highly saline environment.Types of Mangrove Trees
There are three species of mangroves found in Florida: the red. the black and the white. The three are only distantly related. Each belongs to a different family. Click the name below for some more information and pictures of these.
