Martin Willis / Mangroves along coast and boat, Deluge Inlet, Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland, Australia

John Shaw / Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola) on lava rocks. Isabela Island, Galapagos. May.

Jeff Foott / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and Sawgrass (Cladium sp), Everglades National Park, Florida

Duncan Murrell / Mangroves on Tupeti Island, Southern Lagoon, Forgotten Coast, Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems UNESCO World Heritage Site. New Caledonia.

Pedro Narra / West African mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) Joao Vieira Poillo , Bijagos Archipellago. Guinea Bissau

Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) two in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in mangrove forest which acts as a nursery for juveniles of this species. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of the tide rising at Cape Leveque, with Mangroves (Rhizophora) in the foreground, Kimberley, Western Australia, 2016

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of the tide rising in a Mangrove (Rhizophora) forest, Daintree, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Periwinkle snails (Littoraria) climbing up Mangrove (Rhizophora) roots at lowtide, Daintree, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.