红树林生活在陆地与海洋的边缘上。这些两栖植物一脚踩在陆上,一脚踏入海中,它们占据的地盘炙热、泥泞,盐度高得可以让普通植物在短短数小时内毙命。但是,红树林构成的森林却是地球上生产力最强、生物复杂性最高的生态系统之一。人们不会忘记,2004年10月26日,印度洋海底大地震引发巨大海啸,导致东南亚及南亚数国共23万多人丧生。事后,有人说,如果有了红树林,灾难带给人们的悲痛程度或许可以减轻一点。 Mangroves live on the edge of land and sea. These amphibians step on land and kick into the sea. They occupy hot, muddy fields, and salinity is high enough to kill common plants in just hours. However, forests of mangroves constitute one of the most productive and biologically most complex ecosystems on the planet. People will not forget that on October 26, 2004, the huge tsunami triggered by the Indian Ocean sea-floor earthquake killed more than 230,000 people in several countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia. Afterwards, some people said that if there is a mangrove forest, the extent of grief caused by the disaster may be alleviated.