<P> A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water . The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species . Mangroves occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics, mainly between latitudes 25 ° N and 25 ° S . The total mangrove forest area of the world in 2000 was 137,800 square kilometres (53,200 sq mi), spanning 118 countries and territories . </P> <P> Mangroves are salt tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to life in harsh coastal conditions . They contain a complex salt filtration system and complex root system to cope with salt water immersion and wave action . They are adapted to the low oxygen (anoxic) conditions of waterlogged mud . </P>

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