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Iworkinaplacewherelandandoceanwatermeet.Itisamangroveforest.Mangrovesareagroupoftrees.Theirtangledrootsstickupfromthemud.Theoceanwaterissalty.Tidesrushinand out.
Thesewetlandsaretough.Theyformalivingbarrier.Theyprotectcoastlinesfromstorms.Treerootsslowwavesandweakenwinds.Theirthickrootstrapandbuildsoil.Likeallwetlands,mangrovesalsostore carbon.
Thisred birdstandsoutinthe mangrove.
Shipwormseatdead wood.
ThePowerofMangroves
Mangrovesarefulloflife.Crabs,fish,birds,andinsectsfindfoodandhomeshere.Shipwormseatdeadwood.Thatkeepsthetreeshealthy.Peopleandanimalsdependon mangroves!
Fromhere,Icanseethewhole swamp.