Question

b) what are mangroves....?
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Answer 1

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A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. ... Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to life in harsh coastal conditions.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees. All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate. Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures.