Southern Africa mangroves

Southern Africa mangroves
red mangrove crab (Neosarmatium meinerti) at iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
location of the Southern Africa mangroves (in blue)
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
BiomeMangrove
Geography
Area947 km2 (366 sq mi)
Countries
Elevationsea level
Conservation
Protected229 km2 (24%)[1]

The Southern Africa mangroves are mangrove ecoregion on the Mozambique's southernmost coast and the eastern coast of South Africa.

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]