Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle.
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16607
Lat/Long: 0.16266, -91.34469 (Coordinates: 0° 09' 45.58" N, 91° 20' 40.88" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16607
Lat/Long: 0.16266, -91.34469 (Coordinates: 0° 09' 45.58" N, 91° 20' 40.88" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: above water, ecuador, galapagos, galapagos islands, habitat, isabella island, mangrove, oceans, pacific, plant, world heritage sites
Categories:
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) > Above Water
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > World Heritage Sites > Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
- Location > World > Ecuador > Galapagos Islands > Isabella Island (Albemarle)
- Natural World > Habitat > Mangrove
- Plant > Mangrove
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