Biome

Mangroves

The Mangroves biome gathers 19 ecoregions in Plotwright's worldwide roster. Coastal tidal forests of salt-tolerant trees rooted in sheltered estuaries and shorelines of the tropics and subtropics. Mangroves buffer coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon, and serve as nurseries for fish and shellfish.

Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves Bahamian-Antillean mangroves Central African mangroves East African mangroves Guinean mangroves Indochina mangroves Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves Madagascar mangroves Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves Myanmar Coast mangroves New Guinea mangroves Northern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves Red Sea mangroves South American Pacific mangroves Southern Africa mangroves Southern Atlantic Brazilian mangroves Southern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves Sunda Shelf mangroves Sundarbans mangroves