List of mangrove ecoregions
List ordered by region
This is a list of mangrove ecoregions ordered according to whether they lie in the Afrotropical, Australasian, Indomalayan, or Neotropical realms of the world. Mangrove estuaries such as those found in the Sundarbans of southwestern Bangladesh are rich productive ecosystems which serve as spawning grounds and nurseries for shrimp, crabs, and many fish species, a richness which is lost if the area is cleared and converted to ponds for shrimp farming or rice paddies.[1]
Afrotropical
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Red Sea mangroves | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen |
Central African mangroves | Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Niger Delta |
East African mangroves | Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania |
Guinean mangroves | Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast |
Madagascar mangroves | Madagascar |
Southern Africa mangroves | Mozambique, South Africa |
Australasian
New Guinea mangroves | New Guinea |
Australian mangroves | Australia |
Indomalayan
Nearctic
Northwest Mexican Coast mangroves | Mexico |
Neotropical
See also
Notes
- ^ American Association for the Advancement of Science, Paul Harrison, Fred Pearce, and Peter H. Raven (May 7, 2001). "Mangroves and estuaries". AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment (hardcover). University of California Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0520230811.
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