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Welcome to the mangrove forest, where the daily rhythm of the tides sets the pace. These coastal wetlands create a sanctuary for an extraordinary range of creatures, three-fourths of all tropical fish are born here and countless reptiles and birds cal
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Inside the Mangrove Forest

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The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON), is the first long-term, worldwide research program to focus on understanding coastal marine life and its role in maintaining re
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MarineGEO: A Global Research Network

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The sargassum hosts bryozoans, hydroids and more obviously, crustaceans like a baby swimming crab.
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Tiny Crab in the Sargassum

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among the roots in a mangrove forest
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Florida Mangroves

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A mangrove forest at dusk
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Mangrove Forest

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marsh grass by the coast
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Invasive Grass

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two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangrove Sunset

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a plot of new mangrove sprouts
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Mangrove Seedlings

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A bengal tiger on the shores of a mangrove forest
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Tiger of the Forest

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This slug caterpillar turns into a very plain brown moth with stinging spines.
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Slug Caterpillar

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This orchid grows in the mangroves of Belize, providing beauty amidst the mud.
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Mangrove Orchid

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A map of mangrove species around the world
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Mangroves of the World

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