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The habitat characterized by the accumulation of mud and fine silt deposits and subject to regular, usually daily, inundation by tidal influence supports a variety of vegetation types of which that dominated by a tree flora with the adaptations of stilt roots and pneumatophores is the most widespread. This is the Mangrove Formation. Within the tropical and subtropical regions the mangrove formation is usually dominated by species of the family Rhizophoraceae. Species classified in other families occur and one or more of these may become dominant where certain edaphic limitations are in effect.
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Womersley, J.S. (1983). An introduction to the nomenclature and taxonomy of the mangrove flora in Papua New Guinea and adjacent areas. In: Teas, H.J. (eds) Biology and ecology of mangroves. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0914-9_9
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