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|definition= A community of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs, with many other associated organisms, that grows on some tropical and sub-tropical coasts in a zone roughly coinciding with the inter-tidal zone.<ref>CoPraNet glossary [http://www.coastalpractice.net/glossary/index.htm]</ref>.  
 
|definition= A community of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs, with many other associated organisms, that grows on some tropical and sub-tropical coasts in a zone roughly coinciding with the inter-tidal zone.<ref>CoPraNet glossary [http://www.coastalpractice.net/glossary/index.htm]</ref>.  
 
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==Notes==
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"Mangrove" is one of the habitat sub-categories within the section dealing with [[Theme 7 Biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems|biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems]]. This forms part of the ENCORA Theme 7.
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Revision as of 15:20, 30 November 2007

Definition of Mangroves:
A community of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs, with many other associated organisms, that grows on some tropical and sub-tropical coasts in a zone roughly coinciding with the inter-tidal zone.[1].
This is the common definition for Mangroves, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Notes

"Mangrove" is one of the habitat sub-categories within the section dealing with biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems. This forms part of the ENCORA Theme 7.


References

  1. CoPraNet glossary [1]