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Preferred term

mangrove forest

Definition

[Muhammad Ali] The mangrove forest is a coastal wetland ecosystem dominated by halophytic vegetation growing in brackish or saline waters. This complex ecosystem is formed by the integration of a variety of plant and animal communities, living either as aquatic or terrestrial life...

Broader concept

forest

Entry terms

mangrove

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21832

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Created 10/12/16, last modified 5/22/20

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