Title: Mangrove roots

Summary: This photo shows the mangroves' remarkable roots which twist upward into the air and downward into the water.

Collection Title: The Florida Photograph Collection.

Collection No.: ASM0300

Archive: asm03000000340001001.tif

Container: Box No. 2; Folder Title: Mangrove Roots.

Physical Description: 1 black and white photograph

Coverage Spatial: Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

Genre: Photographs

Digital ID: asm03000000340001001

Note: Mangrove forests thrive where there is lots of sediment (sand and mud). Mangrove roots can collect enough sediment to extend the edge of the coastline further out.

Repository: University of Miami. Library. Special Collections

Series: Series: I General Photographs

Subject: Trees;

Repository: Digital Collections

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Source: From: Mangrove roots