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. Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16610
Format: Digital 3:2
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16610
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: above water, ecuador, galapagos, galapagos islands, habitat, isabella island, mangrove, oceans, pacific, plant, world heritage sites
Categories:
- Gallery > Galapagos Islands
- 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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