With its legs buried underwater, the mangrove is a case study in evolutionary biology. From Wordnik.com. [Environmental Economics] Reference
They cut it in thin strips and hung it over the fire of the black mangrove, which is one of the smokiest woods on earth. From Wordnik.com. [Dick in the Everglades] Reference
Also, currently productive coastal areas (such as mangrove forests) should be managed and restored, not converted to other uses. From Wordnik.com. [1. Lost crops of the incas.] Reference
Professor ANDY NYMAN (LSU): This is a black mangrove. From Wordnik.com. [By Hiring Gulf Scientists, BP May Be Buying Silence] Reference
Europa Island - 100\% mangrove swamp and dry woodlands; Glorioso. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Terrain: low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Here and there it opens out very wide, the sides becoming mangrove swamps. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
It was a black mangrove and among the toughest of woods when well seasoned. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
"But the boats may be pulled up among the mangrove bushes," Walter objected. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
Navy Swift Boats from the mangrove-lined shores of the southern Mekong Delta. From Wordnik.com. [THE LAST ASIAN TIGER] Reference
Turks and Caicos Islands low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Its natural habitat is the mangrove swamp, and the trunk and root give market fuel. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Turks and Caicos Islands: low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Here on the mangrove roots and submerged branches enormous quantities of oysters may be found. From Wordnik.com. [Ranching, Sport and Travel] Reference
West Coast, with its malarial fever and pestiferous mangrove swamps that form the white man's grave. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
Land use: arable land: 0\% permanent crops: 0\% other: 100\% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2001). From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
A small wood of mangrove trees and acacias grew to the left, presenting a scene sufficiently agreeable. From Wordnik.com. [Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.] Reference
Europa Island arable land: 0\% permanent crops: 0\% other: 100\% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2001). From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Europa Island arable land: 0\% permanent crops: 0\% other: 100\% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2005). From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Forests of mangrove-trees, gum-trees, tamarind-trees, sheltered us on the west, the north, and the east. From Wordnik.com. [Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.] Reference
A few strokes of the paddle sent the light canoe gliding in amongst the mangrove bushes that fringed the shore. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
The night was very dark and the navigation difficult, owing to the numerous coral reefs and small mangrove islands. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The nests are usually built in the forked branches of the mangrove trees that form extensive thickets along the coast. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
V. Selvam's began when the giant waves came crashing into the mangrove forest of Pichavaram on India's Tamil Nadu coast. From Wordnik.com. [ENVIRONMENT: WHY SAVE THE FORESTS?] Reference
Satellite images clearly show the existence of mangrove cover on the port site, something the promoters have often denied. From Wordnik.com. [Kumi Naidoo: Tsk Tsk TATA - Rise Above SLAPP Suits] Reference
The river is about 40 foot wide and 10 feet deep but was twice as wide before the mangrove encroached, our guide tells us. From Wordnik.com. [Eileen Ogintz: Kauai Morphs From Garden Isle to Adventure Haven] Reference
Terrain: low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Hills 49 m. From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
A short time later, girded with Tevas, bug repellent, flashlights and long-sleeved shirts, we slipped into a stream in a mangrove swamp. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 40: Crusin'] Reference
The ministry's concern for a mangrove swamp has blocked work on a sorely needed new airport in Mumbai, the country's commercial capital. From Wordnik.com. [Gandhinomics] Reference
Some of the hardest-hit countries have taken this admonition to heart and made mangrove restoration a pillar of their restoration efforts. From Wordnik.com. [ENVIRONMENT: WHY SAVE THE FORESTS?] Reference
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