Ecoregion of mangrove swamps in rivers and estuaries on the eastern coast of South Africa
Southern Africa mangroves
red mangrove crab (Neosarmatium meinerti) at iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
location of the Southern Africa mangroves (in blue)
Ecology
Realm
Afrotropical
Biome
Mangrove
Geography
Area
947 km2 (366 sq mi)
Countries
South Africa
Mozambique
Elevation
sea level
Conservation
Protected
229 km2 (24%)[1]
The Southern Africa mangroves are mangrove ecoregion on the Mozambique's southernmost coast and the eastern coast of South Africa.
^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]
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