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Rhizophora mangle Fringe Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Rhizophora mangle Fringe Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These are mangrove forests dominated by <i>Rhizophora mangle</i> (usually monospecific, though <i>Avicennia germinans</i> and <i>Laguncularia racemosa</i> can occur), in situations where the mangrove community fronts sheltered bays, lagoons, and open coasts. Gilmore and Snedaker (1993) state that "In this situation, the canopy foliage forms a vertical wall in response to the full sunlight. The principal characteristics of this forest type are related to the pattern of tidal inundation whereby water flows in on rising tides and out on falling tides. This means that buoyant materials such as leaves, twigs, and propagules are exported from the habitat on each outgoing tide. Also related to the pattern of tidal inundations (700+ per year) is the common occurrence of a shoreline berm and/or an interior wrack line." 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33541-{3EC06A73-6887-4A8E-93BC-1018BBAE5665}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 04-Apr-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685072 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004764
  Translated: Red Mangrove Fringe Forest
  Common: Red Mangrove Fringe Forest
  Scientific: Rhizophora mangle Fringe Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004764
(similar) Rhizophora mangle Fringe Forest
(similar) Rhizophora mangle Fringe Forest