红树林是指生长在热带或亚热带海漫滩上一种奇特的森林植被类型,被称为“海上森林”。由于它沿着海岸成带状分布其中有些种类并具有强大而密集、盘根交错的支柱根和板状根,能抵抗猛烈的风浪冲击,保护海岸河堤,尤如一道绿色的海岸长城,故又被人们称为“海岸卫士”(图1)。红树林在世界上分于南、北纬32。之间的 Mangroves refer to a peculiar type of forest vegetation that grows on tropical or subtropical beaches, known as “sea forests.” Because of its distribution along the coast of some species and have a strong and dense, staggered packing roots and plate roots, can withstand the violent waves and waves, to protect the coastal embankment, especially as a green coastal wall, so Also known as “Coast Guard” (Figure 1). Mangroves in the world in the south, latitude 32. between