Jeff Foott / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and Sawgrass (Cladium sp), 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

Pete Oxford / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and fish. Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots exposed at low tide, eastern coast of Ceara¡ State, near Camocim town, Northeastern Brazil.

Tim Laman / Orange sponges grow under the overhanging roots of Red Mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} Kostrae Island, Federated States of Micronesia.

Tim Laman / Split level of Spotted sea hare {Aplysia dactylomela} on root of Red mangrove tree {Rhizophora mangle} where it was grazing on algae. Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Tim Laman / Split level of roots of Red mangrove {Rhizophora mangle} supporting rich invertebrate life, Brain coral and Silversides fish in the Belize Cays, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Tim Laman / Sponges, tunicates and other invertebrates amongst the roots of Red Mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} in the Belize Cays, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Tim Laman / Split level of Brain coral growing around the underwater portions of Red mangrove roots {Rhizophora mangle} on offshore mangrove island, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Jack Dykinga / Anonilla (Rollinia jimenezii), Crinum Lilies (Crinum scabrum) and ferns (Thelypteris sp) in the roots of a Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), La Tovara Wetlands, San Blas, Mexico, Central America

Jack Dykinga / Anonilla (Rollinia jimenezii) and Crinum Lilies (Crinum scabrum) in the roots of a Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), with Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) growing in the branches, La Tovara Wetlands, San Blas, M...