Q. Consider the following:
  1. Salt marshes
  2. Tidal creeks
  3. Mud flats
  4. Freshwater
  5. Estuaries
Which of the above mentioned are potential habitats for mangroves?

Answer: Only 1, 2, 3, and 5
Notes: Mangroves grow along the coasts in the salt marshes, tidal creeks, mud flats and estuaries. They consist of a number of salt-tolerant species of plants. Crisscrossed by creeks of stagnant water and tidal flows, these forests give shelter to a wide variety of birds.

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