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Roots as Refuge
Submerged roots create a protective maze where young aquatic life can feed, shelter, and grow.
Zone 06 of 07
Mangrove Habitat
A living edge between land and water, where tangled roots shelter young life and protect the coast.
Zone experience
Mangrove Nursery
Where Land Meets Water
Step inside a coastal nursery.
The Mangrove Habitat explores one of the coast's most important meeting places. Here, roots extend into the water to form a complex nursery where small aquatic residents find food and protection.
Follow the habitat from the plants above the surface to the shadowed spaces below. This connection between land and water helps mangroves support wildlife, hold sediment, and soften the force of waves.
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Habitat
Mangrove Nursery
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Connection
Land & Sea
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Focus
Coastal Ecology
What Makes It Special
Zone Highlights
Three details to look for while exploring Mangrove Habitat.
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Between Two Worlds
The habitat shows how mangroves connect freshwater, coast, and sea in one changing ecosystem.
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Coastal Guardians
Mangrove forests protect shorelines while supporting remarkably rich communities above and below the surface.
Visitor GuideMake the most of
Make the most of
your stop.
A few simple ways to notice more and enjoy this zone at your own pace.
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Trace the roots
Follow each root from the surface into the water and notice the protected spaces created between them.
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Look into the shadows
Sheltered areas around roots can hold details that are easy to miss in brighter open water.
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Connect land and sea
Notice how plants above the water shape the habitat available to life below it.
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