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Answer 1

What are tidal forests? 



Answer by R walder

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Tidal forests are composed of trees and vegetation tolerant of salt and known as Halophytes.(Halo from the Halogens on the periodic table,sodium,chlorine fluorine,iodine,astatine etc and 'phyte' meaning 'tolerant of' . Water levels are controlled by the Moon creating tides which vary in height depending on the relative positions of the Sun and Moon. Some tides are small in range because the gravitational pull of these two bodies almost cancel.

Mangrove swamps are the most famous tidal forest plants and they form a dense barrier to the coast. The roots stabilise the sand of the coast and are a superb barrier to tidal waves and hurricane force winds.

Answer 2

Tidal forests are the forest found in swampy area.The trees found there are mostly magrooves.Example tidal forest i Sundarban in India.