Mangrove shoots, roots and trees - growth and progression: WolfP.com

When Mangrove hotels run short of
space, nature, if left to its devices,
gets creative. Though taken from a somewhat different angle, the center picture documents significant progress after a time leap of about 10 years. Eventually the entire bay
might become one spread-out
mangrove ecosystem...

Bottom; Notice the twin Red Mangrove
shoots almost mirroring each other.
2 legs make for stronger trees. But
even without dual growth, Red
Mangroves (as well as some other mangrove species) cast supporting
prop roots, mostly from lateral
branches. They in turn embed like tenacious anchors as can be verified
in particular by the image above center
or, even better, on page 2 of this report.


Mangrove shoots, roots, plants, and trees... Mangrove growth and progression... Page 10, 14 actually (last). More to come...

The image repeat from page 8 is to illustrate the evolution of a coastal environment in SW Florida.

	When Mangrove hotels run short of space, nature, if left to its devices, gets creative. Though taken from a somewhat different angle, the center picture documents significant progress after a time leap of about 10 years. Eventually the entire bay might become one spread-out mangrove ecosystem... Bottom; Notice the twin Red Mangrove shoots almost mirroring each other. 2 legs make for stronger trees. But even without dual growth, Red Mangroves (as well as some other mangrove species) cast supporting *prop roots*, mostly from lateral branches. They in turn embed like tenacious anchors as can be verified in particular by the image above center or, even better, on page 2 of this report.