Mangrove LifeMangrove Life

By “Brian”, “Aaron”, “Eli”By “Brian”, “Aaron”, “Eli”

MangrovesMangroves A mangrove is an evergreen tree or bush A mangrove is an evergreen tree or bush

with straight slender stems and roots that with straight slender stems and roots that are exposed at low tide. are exposed at low tide.

Mangroves are mostly found on tropical Mangroves are mostly found on tropical coasts such as Key Largo.coasts such as Key Largo.

There are red, yellow, and buttonwood There are red, yellow, and buttonwood mangroves all in order from water to mangroves all in order from water to further inlandfurther inland

Mangrove Facts In the state of Florida, it is a felony to cut

down a mangrove plant. A huge reason that the Tsunami was that

strong in Asia in 2004 was that the citizens cut down the mangroves. The mangroves would have cut out around 80% of the impact that the tsunami had but it just passed by 100%.

Red MangrovesRed Mangroves

They can grow up to 70 feet in humid They can grow up to 70 feet in humid tropical areas. But they grow to 20 in tropical areas. But they grow to 20 in Florida.Florida.

They have smooth leaves, that are They have smooth leaves, that are dark and light green.dark and light green.

Live along bays, creeks , and lagoons.Live along bays, creeks , and lagoons. They can live and block out salt water They can live and block out salt water

better than any other type of better than any other type of mangrove.mangrove.

Black Mangroves• Black mangroves are more inland

than the red mangroves.• Like the red mangroves they have

leaves that absorb the salt.• The bark is a orange red.

White Mangroves

• The white mangroves are farther inland than the red and black mangroves.

• They Ccn withstand as much salt as the other mangroves.

ButtonwoodButtonwood

Buttonwoods are the least immune to Buttonwoods are the least immune to salt because if they touch salt water salt because if they touch salt water they die.they die.