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| Trees behind Cape Kimberley beach |
The mangroves in the rivers and creeks are busily reproducing and dispersing their pods, seeds and propagules to the ocean. They all have different dispersal strategies. Most of these reproductive units float and some end up on the beaches where a few germinate. Then they struggle to survive in a harsh environment. In this photo, there are two types of propagules, a looking glass mangrove seed pod, a cannonball mangrove seed and bits from the apple mangrove (green) and the orange mangrove (red and maybe a spotted mangrove..
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| Mangrove bits and pieces |
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