Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, April

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) shoal sheltering amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots. Caribbean Sea off Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) and turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) habitats, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Lynn M. Stone / Kayaker in bay fringed by Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest. Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. July 2018.

Lynn M. Stone / Magnificent frigate bird (Fregata magnificens) perched in Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree. Tampa Bay islet roosts, Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Magnificent frigate bird (Fregata magnificens) perched in Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree. Tampa Bay islet roosts, Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) trees in fruit beside saltwater slough, Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. July

Lynn M. Stone / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree seedpods and saltwater slough, Tampa Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. July

Jeff Vanuga / Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Black Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. June 2018.

Claudio Contreras / Dune and Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Dune and Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest and desert, Balandra Reserve near La Paz, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) at low tide, Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) seedling, Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, June

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) flower, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Crazy Yellow Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) in Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) flower, invasive ant species, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Staffan Widstrand / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest in Batenta Island, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea.

Staffan Widstrand / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) seed, Batenta, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesia

Alex Mustard / Shoaling cenote mollies (Heterandria bimaculata) shelter amongst Mangrove roots (Rhizophora mangle). Casa Cenote; Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico.

Alex Mustard / Mayan cichlids (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) shelter amongst Mangrove roots (Rhizophora mangle) in a coastal cenote that mixes fresh and salt water. Casa Cenote, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico.

Ingo Arndt / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, January.

Nick Hawkins / Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle) on coast, Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, April.

Alex Mustard / Two snorkellers swim in the water of a Cenote (a freshwater sink hole), while sun light filters down through the leaves of a red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle). Casa Cenote, Tulum, Quintana Roo Yuc...

Alex Mustard / Sun light filters down through the leaves of a Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle). Casa Cenote, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico.

Alex Mustard / Ttarpon (Megalops atlanticus) school swimming beneath red Mangrove tree roots (Rhizophora mangle) in a freshwater cenote (or limestone sinkhole) beneath a mangrove forest. Casa Cenote, Tulum, Quintana...

Kim Taylor / Long-tailed cormorant (Phalcrocorax africanus) on Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). Gambia, Africa

Kim Taylor / Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) among Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). Gambia, Africa.

Alex Mustard / Cardinalfish (Apogon sp) school swim through the roots of a Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle) in a mangrove forest, Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Nick Hawkins / Red mangrove forest (Rhizophora mangle) along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, March 2015.

Pete Oxford / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and Turtle grass (Thallasia testinudum) Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize.

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree, Contoy Island National Park, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest, Contoy Island National Park, Mesoamerican Reef System, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, near Boca Paila, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and fish in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and algal bloom in sinkhole, Casa Cenote, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August

Christophe Courteau / Aerial roots of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela. February 2014.

Christophe Courteau / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) trees, Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela. February 2014.

Tui De Roy / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) growing along tidepool. Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tom Vierus / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) prop roots fringing a river, near Munda, New Georgia, Western Province, Solomon Islands.

Shane Gross / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) shoot growing up from sand flat, Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea..

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through roots of Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle), Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through roots of Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle), Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Shane Gross / Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) backlit at sunset with lightning in background, Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Shane Gross / Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) backlit at sunset with lightning and rainbow in background, Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Tim Laman / Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) juvenile, perched among a wall of Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) in early morning light, at the edge of a lagoon in Caroni Swamp, Trinidad and Tobago.

Tui De Roy / Red-footed booby (Sula sula) hidden behind Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) vegetation. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Tui De Roy / Red-footed booby (Sula sula) parent with chick on nest in Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Shane Gross / Tourist enjoying encounter with Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pups in Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera island, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming by Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery on Eleuthera island, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup and school of fish swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup swimming through Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) nursery, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, North Atlantic.

Tui De Roy / Split level view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), El Finado, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Tim Laman / Flock of Scarlet ibises (Eudocimus ruber) roosting in Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) on a small island, Caroni Bird Sanctuary, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

Chris Mattison / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Queensland, Australia, November, 2009.

Chris Mattison / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Queensland, Australia, November, 2009.

Alex Mustard / Young mangrove trees, Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora mangle) growing in shallow water at sunset. Ra Province, Viti Levu, Fiji, Polynesia. Bligh Waters, Vatu-i-Ra Passage, Tropical South Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Split level image of cactus hard corals (Pavona cactus) growing in shallow water beneath mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle). Yanggefo Island, Gam, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, Tr...

Shane Gross / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) propagules / plantlets which become fully mature plants before dropping off the parent tree to drift away and establish a new tree. Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Grey snapper fish (Lutjanus griseus) hunting Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus) among red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots, Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Claudio Contreras / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) under Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico,.

Alex Mustard / Split level photo of Red mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle) above a bed of Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum). Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea.

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) in foreground. Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) swimming amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Turtlegrass (thalassia testudinum) in foreground. Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree, view from below, underwater, The Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark juvenile (Negaprion brevirostris) swimming in mangrove habitat near blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), a prey species for the shark. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark juvenile (Negaprion brevirostris) swimming in mangrove habitat, surrounded by smaller fish species, prey for the shark. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark juvenile (Negaprion brevirostris) trying to feed on the leaves of a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). As pups, the sharks have to learn to hunt for themselves and sometimes make mistakes....

Alex Mustard / Split level photo of mangrove scenery, with hard corals ( including Goniopora sp.; Heliopora sp; Porites sp.) growing below Red mangrove tree: (Rhizophora mangle). Nampale Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat,...

Alex Mustard / Split level photo of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) beneath red mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle) above a bed of seagrass ( Thalassia testudinum). Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Quee...

Alex Mustard / Split level photo of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) beneath red mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle) above a bed of seagrass (turtlegrass: Thalassia testudinum). Jardines de la Reina, Gardens...

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), tree seedllings at sunset, Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park, Pinar del Rio Province, western Cuba.

Claudio Contreras / Mangrove reforestation group planting Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Playa Mayabeque, Mayabeque, Cuba.

Claudio Contreras / Person holding Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) propagule for reforestation, Playa Mayabeque, Mayabeque, Cuba.

Claudio Contreras / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) saplings advancing over Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum), Jardines de la Reina / Gardens of the Queen National Park, Caribbean Sea, Ciego de Avila, Cuba.

Claudio Contreras / Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) and Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus) amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Jardines de la Reina / Gardens of the Queen National Park, Caribbean Sea, Cieg...

Claudio Contreras / Gray / Grey snapper (Lutjanus griseus) and French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum amongst Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) stilt, Jardines de la Reina / Gardens of the Queen National Park, Caribbean Sea...

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest, Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba.

Claudio Contreras / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) at sunrise, forest, Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba.

Shane Gross / Grey snapper fish (Lutjanus griseus) hunting among Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots, Eleuthera, Bahamas. August.

Shane Gross / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) habitat with shoal of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus), Eleuthera, Bahamas. August.

Willem Kolvoort / Underwater view of Red mangrove roots, Passe Grande Magnan / Magnan channel, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Underwater view of Red mangrove roots, Passe Grande Magnan / Magnan channel, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Willem Kolvoort / Red Mangrove seeds on roots underwater, Passe Grande Magnan / Magnan channel, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Shane Gross / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) hunting silversides in a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest. Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.