Shibai Xiao / Mangrove forest (Sonneratia hainanensis) respiratory roots with man standing up in small boat, Guangxi Province, China. No releases available.

Jouan & Rius / Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) moving through mangrove forest, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tim Laman / Aerial view of rivers and mangrove forest. Sarawak Mangrove Reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of rivers and mangrove forest. Sarawak Mangrove Reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of river, mangrove forest and shrimp ponds in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2006

Andy Rouse / Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassisi) swimming in murky water of mangrove forest, Galapagos

Andy Rouse / Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassisi) resting in water, sleeping in mangrove forest, Galapagos

Jouan & Rius / Aerial view of river and mangrove forest, West coast, Madagascar

Norbert Wu / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots create sediment filter to clear water, young trees rise up from salt water, Palau

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Leaf litter from Mangrove forest, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Looking up at mangrove forest from underwater, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Looking up at mangrove forest from underwater, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Looking up at mangrove forest from underwater, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in mangrove forest, reflections above, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Hiroya Minakuchi / Mangroves, Kinabatangan River, Malaysia

Shibai Xiao / Mangrove forest (Sonneratia hainanensis) view at sunset, Guangxi Province, China.

Scott Leslie / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) forest, Everglades National Park, Florida

Kevin Schafer / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) stilt roots, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

Kevin Schafer / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

Christian Ziegler / Bromeliad (Tillandsia sp) flower in mangrove forest, Rio Grande, southern Belize

Christian Ziegler / Shrimp farm that used to be a mangrove forest, north of Dangriga, Belize

Christian Ziegler / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) new growth, Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Jouan & Rius / Young Silvered leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) feeding on leaves in mangrove forest at low tide, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Young Silvered leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) mother and young in mangrove forest at low tide, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Young Silvered leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) feeding on leaves in mangrove forest at low tide, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Silvered leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) in mangrove forest, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Young Silvered leaf monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) in mangrove forest at low tide, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Mangrove forest (Sonneratia sp) at high tide, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Mangrove tree (Rhizophora sp) with aerial roots exposed at low tide, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Mangrove forest along Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Pneumatophores of mangrove forest (Sonneratia sp) exposed at low tide, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Similajau National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Similajau National Park, Malaysia

Edwin Giesbers / Mangrove forest (Rhizophoraceae) at high tide, Bako National Park, habitat of Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Pete Oxford / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Luciano Candisani / Caravelas River estuary and mangrove forest, Caravelas, southern Bahia, Brazil

Michele Westmorland / Tropical forest vegetation along the banks of the Indian River, Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean. July 2008.

Michele Westmorland / Tropical forest vegetation along the banks of the Indian River, Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean. July 2008.

David Woodfall / Mangrove forest destroyed by typhoon Sidr in November 2007, Sundarbans NP, Bangladesh, November 2008

Patricio Robles Gil / Mangrove forest, Balandra Bay, Baja California, Mexico, September 2007

Tim Laman / Aerial view of shrimp ponds carved out of mangrove forest in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006. Several shrimp ponds have been abandoned.

Tim Laman / Axis / Chital deer {Axis axis) feeding in Sonneratia mangrove forest at night, Sundarbans Forest, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of shrimp ponds carved out of mangrove forest, Sarawak Mangrove Reserve, Bako Village, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2006

Tim Laman / Axis / Chital deer {Axis axis) crossing Sonneratia mangrove forest, Sundarban Forest, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of {Sonneratia sp} mangrove forest and adjacent mudflat at low tide, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of shrimp ponds carved out of mangrove forest in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006. Several shrimp ponds have been abandoned.

Tim Laman / Photographer's muddy feet from walking through mangrove mud with a fiddler crab emerging from hole between the feet, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of {Sonneratia sp} mangrove forest and adjacent mudflat at low tide, Lines of breathing roots are visible protruding from the mud radiating out from the trees. Bako National Park, Sarawak,...

Tim Laman / Aerial view of {Sonneratia sp} mangrove forest and adjacent mudflat at low tide, Lines of breathing roots are visible protruding from the mud radiating out from the trees. Bako National Park, Sarawak,...

Tim Laman / Aerial view of mangrove forest and shrimp ponds in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of {Sonneratia sp} mangrove forest and adjacent mudflat at low tide, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2006

Tim Laman / Aerial view of shrimp ponds carved out of mangrove forest in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006. Several shrimp ponds have been abandoned.

Tim Laman / Aerial view of {Sonneratia sp} mangrove forest and adjacent mudflat at low tide, Lines of breathing roots are visible protruding from the mud radiating out from the trees. Bako National Park, Sarawak,...

Tim Laman / Aerial view of shrimp ponds carved out of mangrove forest in the Sarawak Mangrove Reserve area, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. June 2006. Several shrimp ponds have been abandoned.

Tim Laman / Relatively fresh Tiger tracks in the mud along a small river channel in the mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from a honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb, and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Pr...

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Comb / nest of the Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Fresh tiger tracks in the mud amongst mangroves, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Mangrove forest at the Southern coastal edge of the Sundarbans showing storm damage. Mangrove forests provide a very important coastal buffer. Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Comb / nest of the Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Seedlings of Red Mangrove {Rhizophora mangle} growing in a opening in the mangrove forest among the roots of other mangrove trees exposed at low tide. Kostrae Island, Federated States of Micronesia.

Tim Laman / A female tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) resting in the undergrowth of a mangrove forest in the Southeast Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006. Endangered. This female is part of a rese...

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Tim Laman / Mudskippers {Periophthalmus sp} on mud bank on mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / A team of honey hunters approach shore in their boat. Nine men live on this boat for a honey hunting expedition that may last a month or more, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Brown-winged Kingfisher (Halcyon / Pelargopsis amauroptera) perched in a tree along a mangrove channel. Near-threatened, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Boatman on the honey collectors boat beside the large clay jar where harvested honey and honeycomb are stored, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Charcoal wood collectors with boats loaded with Goran wood (Ceriops sp) harvested from the mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Tim Laman / Honey collector pouring out a bowl of honey to give to the photographer, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Interior views of tall mangrove forest at the mouth of the Sittee River. Red mangrove {Rhizophora mangle} is the dominant tree, but other species are also present, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Tim Laman / Charcoal wood collector with boat loaded with Goran wood (Ceriops sp) harvested from the mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Charcoal wood collectors with boats loaded with Goran wood (Ceriops sp) harvested from the mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Honey hunter team leader Mathab Gazi (seated) and team members with the basket of the first honey collected for the season, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Field Assistant Zafer Kizilkaya paddles a kayak through a channel in the mangrove forest. Kostrae Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Model released, June 2005

Tim Laman / Scarlet Ibis {Eudocimus ruber} in flight to their roosting sites on small mangrove islands in the Caroni Swamp mangrove forest, passing the moon. Caroni Bird Sanctuary, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago....

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Collecting honey from a honeycomb of the Giant Honey bee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provin...

Tim Laman / Relatively fresh Tiger tracks in the mud along a small river channel in the mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from a honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Pro...

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Comb / nest of the Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Mangrove forest at the Southern coastal edge of the Sundarbans showing storm damage. Mangrove forests provide a very important coastal buffer. Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from a honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb, and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Pr...

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Comb / nest of the Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Mangrove forest at the Southern coastal edge of the Sundarbans showing storm damage. Mangrove forests provide a very important coastal buffer. Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Fresh tiger tracks in the mud amongst mangroves, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Man collecting honey from honeycomb of the Giant Honeybee (Apis dorsata) using smoke to subdue the bees, a bush knife to cut the comb and a basket to catch the honey and comb, Sundarbans, Khulna Provi...

Tim Laman / Honey collectors preparing smoke torches to smoke out bees during honey collection, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Sunrise over the mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, April 2006

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...