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Mangroves of Monte Christi National Park
Mangroves grow in tropical regions at river mouths, bays, coastal lagoons and islands. Mangroves are common in Monte Christi National Park: they create a fringing network around the coastal region and grow at hundreds of shallow locations offshore. More

Coral reefs 
Coral reefs are the most biologically diverse marine eco-systems on earth, rivaled only by the tropical rainforests on land. Corals grow over geologic time and have been in existence about 200 million years. Corals reached their current level of diversity 50 million years ago. More


Seagrasses
Seagrasses are flowering plants that are an important part of the food web. They provide food for turtles, manatees and a variety of fish and habitat for filter-feeding organisms and foraging sea life such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Seagrasses are a nursery ground for pink shrimp, lobster, snapper and other sea life and stabilize the ocean bottom by trapping sediments. More

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