Red, Black and White Mangroves: florida's coastal life sustaining maritime jungles!

Learn how to identify the 3 different mangroves and how they together make-up the nursery's for hundreds of ocean species and protect the islands and lands from the sea. Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and White mangrove ( Laguncularia racemosa) have fascinating adaptations and unique root structures in order to live in a salty environment with roots below the water line in anaerobic or oxygen free mud and sand. Learn their critical role in the life of many sea creatures and how they stabilize shorelines and prevent erosion.