Landscape with pneumatophores at low tide, Nioumachoua, Mohéli
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Respiratory roots (or pneumatophores) of mangrove trees in the foreground. These specialized aerial roots enable the mangrove trees to breathe air and survive in habitats that have waterlogged and oxygen-poor soil.
Botanists classify these as aerating roots rather than aerial roots, if they come up from the soil.
Pneumatophores differentiate the black mangrove and grey mangrove from other mangrove species.
Submitted: 06/11/2024
Accepted: 10/11/2024
Landscape with pneumatophores at low tide, Nioumachoua, Mohéli
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
Respiratory roots (or pneumatophores) of mangrove trees in the foreground. These specialized aerial roots enable the mangrove trees to breathe air and survive in habitats that have waterlogged and oxygen-poor soil.
Botanists classify these as aerating roots rather than aerial roots, if they come up from the soil.
Pneumatophores differentiate the black mangrove and grey mangrove from other mangrove species.
Submitted: 06/11/2024
Accepted: 10/11/2024