Tim Laman / Mangrove propagules sprouting while still on the tree {Rhizophora sp} Sungai Petani vicinity, Kedah, Malaysia.

Tim Laman / Fiddler crab (Uca sp.) male on the mudflats of the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of mangroves, rivers and shrimp ponds in the Sungai Petani area, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Mangroves at the edge of the Bay of Bengal on the S coast of Bangladesh. These mangroves are battered by the sea, but are important in protecting the coast from storms and erosion. Sundarban Forest, K...

Tim Laman / An aerial view of regenerating mangroves in the Sungai Petani area, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Mangroves at the edge of the Bay of Bengal on the S coast of Bangladesh. These mangroves are battered by the sea, but are important in protecting the coast from storms and erosion. Sundarban Forest, K...

Tim Laman / Mangroves at the edge of the Bay of Bengal on the S coast of Bangladesh. These mangroves are battered by the sea, but are important in protecting the coast from storms and erosion. Sundarban Forest, K...

Tim Laman / Aerial view of Sepetang fishing village, on the edge of the Matang mangrove forest. Healthy mangroves promote a healthy fishery. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / An area of coastal mangrove forest that was killed by being buried in sand carried up by the sea destroying the effect of mangroves to act as an important coastal buffer, Sundarban Forest, Khulna Prov...

Tim Laman / Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon sp) on the mangrove mudflat in the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Loading harvested mangrove poles into a boat, from the 15 year thinning phase of managed mangrove forestry at the Matang mangroves. Logging in the Matang mangrove forest, where Rhizophora apiculata t...

Tim Laman / Freshly dug fish or shrimp ponds carved out of the mangroves in the Sungai Petani area, Kedah, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / A boardwalk for visitors to the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / A boardwalk for visitors to the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Freshly dug channels and pools to be used as fish or shrimp ponds, carved out of mangroves. Kedah, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Logs stacked near the charcoal kilns. Charcoal production near Taiping, Malaysia, where (Rhizophora apiculata) mangrove wood from the Matang Mangroves is used to produce charcoal using traditional met...

Tim Laman / Shrimp fry fishing in the Passur River, near Chandpai Village. Each fisherman, working from his own boat, has set a net to capture shrimp fry passing on the current as the tide rises and brings water...

Tim Laman / {Rhizophora apiculata} mangrove trees in a protected area of the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauropterus / Halcyon amauroptera) perched in a tree overhanging a mangrove channel, Sundarban Forest, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Worker tending the fire of a charcoal kiln. Charcoal production near Taiping, Malaysia, where (Rhizophora apiculata) mangrove wood from the Matang Mangroves is used to produce charcoal using tradition...

Tim Laman / Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) perched, preening in the mangroves, Sundarban Forest, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Ferns grow amongst roots of (Rhizophora apiculata) mangrove trees in a protected area of the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon sp.) on mangrove mudflat in the Matang mangroves. Dorsal fin raised in display. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. mAY 2006

Tim Laman / A charcoal kiln with charcoal under production with mangrove (Rhizophora sp) wood from the Matang mangroves. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Brown-winged Kingfisher (Halcyon amauroptera) calliing in the mangroves, Sundarban Forest, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of mangroves, rivers and shrimp ponds in the Sungai Petani area, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Mangroves at the edge of the Bay of Bengal on the S coast of Bangladesh. These mangroves are battered by the sea, but are important in protecting the coast from storms and erosion. Sundarban Forest, K...

Tim Laman / Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon sp.) on the mangrove mudflat in the Matang mangroves carrying a leaf away from the hole it is digging. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of mangroves and river bends in the Sungai Petani area, Kedah, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Transferring seedlings of {Rhizophora sp} mangroves from a nursery area under the forest canopy to a truck. Seedlings to be used in a coastal planting project. Taiping vicinity, Perak, Malaysia. May 2...

Tim Laman / Women pulling shrimp fry collecting nets along the shallows of the Kholpatura River, Gabura Village, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) foraging along the mudflats of a mangrove island, Alafia Banks Bird Sanctuary, Sunken Island, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.

Tim Laman / Girl pulling a shrimp fry hand net, Nolian Village, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Mangrove forest with Mangrove apple tree (Sonneratia alba) covered in ferns (Nephrolepis acutifolia) and other epiphytes, also Red Mangrove trees (Rhizophora sp). Roots are exposed at low tide. Kostra...

Tim Laman / Woman pulling shrimp fry collecting nets along the shallows of the Kholpatura River, Gabura Village, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / A boat carrying Nipa palm leaves harvested from the mangroves and used for roof thatch, Sibsa river, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Sunrise over the Sibsa river at Nolian Village with shrimp fry fishing boats preparing to go out for the day, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Adult roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) in front of Red mangrove roots {Rhizophora mangle} Alafia Banks Bird Sanctuary, Sunken Island, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.

Tim Laman / Field Assistant Zafer Kizilkaya paddling a kayak through a mangrove channel. The forested slopes of Kosrae Island are in the background. Kostrae Island, Federated States of Micronesia. June 2005. mode...

Tim Laman / Sorting shrimps harvested from from a shrimp farm pond, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Full rainbow arch over Red mangrove forest {Rhizophora mangle} and river channel in Caroni Swamp. Caroni Bird Sanctuary, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. February 2006

Mark Brownlow / Aerial view of mangrove swamp, Papua New Guinea, September 2007

Tim Laman / Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) foraging in water of mangrove swamps, Eco Pond, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA.

Juergen Freund / Hovercraft and mangrove swamps, Broome, Western Australia

Steven David Miller / Mangrove swamp at Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Jean E. Roche / Canoe amongst the Genipa mangroves, Martinique, Caribbean

Steven David Miller / Mangrove swamp between rainforest and beach, Coconut Beach, Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

DAVID TIPLING / White ibis feeding in swamp (Eudocimus albus) Corkscrew Swamp NWR, Florida, USA

Jean E. Roche / Mangrove trees, Guadeloupe, Caribbean 2000.

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Asian Water Monitor lizard {Varanus salvator} among pneumatophores (aerial roots) in Mangroves, India

Steven David Miller / Epiphyte on cypress knee (extension of cypress tree), Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida

Steven David Miller / White ibis (Endocimus albus) in tree Florida. Everglades NP, USA.

David Tipling / White ibis feeding in swamp. (Eudocimus albus) Florida, USA Corkscrew swamp NWR, bald cypres

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mangrove Cat Snake (Boiga dendrophila) portrait, found in mangrove swamps of Malaysia

Norbert Wu / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) swamps filled-in to create land, destroys marine ecosystems, mangroves serve as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau

ASHISH SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Mangrove swamps Sundarbans, West Bengal, India

Tom Vezo / Little blue heron perched {Egretta caerulea} Florida, USA.

Martha Holmes / Mangrove swamp on east coast,Trinidad

Fabio Liverani / Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). Borneo, Malaysia

Fabio Liverani / Red crab. Borneo, Malaysia

Fabio Liverani / Mangrove crab. Borneo. Malaysia

Fabio Liverani / Mangrove plant. Sandakan, Borneo. Malaysia

Martha Holmes / Mangrove swamp. East coast, Trinidad, Caribbean

Mark Moffett / Jim Patton and Sheda with Iranian mammologist Houshang Ziaie in boat on way to mangrove swamps, Hara protected area, Iran

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Mangrove swamps Sundarbans West Bengal India