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Black Mangrove Places Visited: Florida: Emerson Point Preserve near Bradenton Thursday, December 15 through Wednesday December 21: Lake Manatee State Recreation area 15-miles east of Bradenton on Florida's west coast-- $17 water & 30-amps with central dump station, paved interior roads with dirt sites N27° 28.87' W82° 20.70' Ibis roost at Emerson Point Preserve on Sneads Island near Bradenton, Florida
Ibis roost amongst the thick mangroves at Emerson Point Preserve on Sneeds Island near Bradenton, Florida.
Pencil like roots of the black mangrove tree at Emerson Point Preserve on Sneads Island in Florida
The crystal clear water in this picture is because an incoming tide is bringing clear salt water from Tampa Bay. It was easy to see fish swimming in the 8' to 10' depths of this lagoon. As for the vegetation note the pencil like roots of the black mangrove on the far bank. The black mangrove roots look like pencils stuck in the mud. Black mangrove roots in Emerson Point Preserve on Sneads Island near Bradenton, Florida
The pencil like roots of the black mangrove on the left help the plant deal with living in salt water.
Pencil like roots of the black mangrove
Red mangrove roots in Emerson Point Preserve on Sneads Island near Bradenton, Florida
The red mangrove on the right deals with salt in another way. The seed stays on the tree and drops roots into the water and soil while still attached to the parent tree.
Red mangrove at Emerson Point Preserve on Sneads Island near Bradenton, Florida
This is another look at roots of the red mangrove seed pods as they reach for the earth. Note the crutaceans attached to the roots that have reached the water. The reason you can see these "coon clams or coon oysters" depending on the local telling you what they are is because it is low tide. When the tide comes in those coon clams will be submerged.
White mangrove roots
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