MANGROVE FOREST

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MANGROVE FOREST

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INDEX

DEFINITION

ANIMALS

WHERE ARE THEY ?

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RIVERS COVER IT

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PLANTS

WHAT IS MANGROVE FOREST?

• A MANGROVE IS A SHRUB OR SMALL TREE THAT GROWS IN COASTAL SALINE.
• THE TERM IS ALSO USED FOR TROPICAL COASTAL VEGETATATION CONSISTING OF SUCH SPECIES

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND ?

MUD AND SILT GET ACCUMATATED ON SUCH COASTS . DENSE MANGROVES ARE THE COMMON VARIETIES WITH ROOTS OF THE PLANTS SUBMERGED UNDER WATER.

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WONDERFUL TO KNOW

MANGROVES ARE ALSO KNNOWN AS HALOPHYTES AS THEY ARE SALT TOLERANT TREES.

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RIVERS THAT ARE SURROUNDED

THE GANGA

THE MAHANADI

THE KAVERI

THE KRSHNA

THE GODAVERI

PLANTS FOUND HERE

COCONUT

KEORA

AGAR

SUNDARI

AVCENNIA

PALM

WONDERFUL TO KNOW

SUNDARI TREES PROVIDE DURABLE HARD TIMBER

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ANIMALS FOUND HERE

TURTLES

CROCODILES

ROYAL BENGAL TIGER

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MAP

The Bhitarkanika Mangroves Forest

The Pichavaram

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