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.

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) trees, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Ingo Arndt / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) and Dwarf Cypress (Taxodium sp) trees surrounding water channel, Everglades National Park, Florida

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

Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral (Gorgonaceae) in the shallow mangroves, split level. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competit...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Palm tree branch dipping towards water, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tourist paddling among mangroves in canoe, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.