Florida mangroves
Ecoregion along the coasts of the Florida peninsula, and the Florida Keys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Florida mangroves ecoregion, of the mangrove forest biome, comprise an ecosystem along the coasts of the Florida peninsula, and the Florida Keys. Four major species of mangrove populate the region: red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove, and the buttonwood. The mangroves live in the coastal zones in the more tropical southern parts of Florida; mangroves are particularly vulnerable to frosts. Mangroves are important habitat as both fish nursery and brackish water habitats for birds and other coastal species.
Florida mangroves | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Neotropical |
Biome | mangroves |
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Geography | |
Country | United States |
States | Florida |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
Though climate change is expected to extend the mangrove range further north, sea level rise, extreme weather and other changes related to climate change may endanger existing mangrove populations. Other threats include development and other human disruption.