Why are Mangrove forests found in Andaman and Nicobar islands?
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Answer:Andaman is a wonderland! Along with coral reefs, beaches, forest, Andaman has mangrove creeks too. A Unique feature of Andaman, mangrove trees or shrubs grows in shallow and muddy salt water or brackish waters, especially along quiet shorelines and in estuaries.
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Actually, Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystem found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical inter-tidal regions of the world. They exhibit remarkable capacity for salt water tolerance. Typically they produce tangled masses of arching roots that are exposed during low tides.
Area wise Andaman & Nicobar Islands are third in the country after West Bengal and Gujarat, but as far as density and growth are concerned, mangroves of these islands are probably the best in the country. The mangrove vegetation of these islands constitutes 7.5% of the land area of 8.6% of the total forest area. Mangrove occurring in these islands are mostly fringing the creeks, backwater and muddy shores. Along the creeks, the width range from 0.5km to 1km. At places, this salt tolerant community is found on rock shores subjected to tidal action and regular deposits of mud. Luxuriant mangrove can be seen in Shoal Bay (South Andaman), Yerrata (Middle Andaman) and in Austin Creek (Mayabunder).