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media type="custom" key="13440738"media type="custom" key="13482302"media type="custom" key="13482426" __What is a mangrove__ A mangrove is a small tree like no other. The Maori name for mangrove is Manawa ( Mun-a-wa.) They live in northern N.Z and warm sunny estuaries and harbours in other countries __Adapting/reproducing__ They provide food for crabs, sea snails and little fish. They have adapted to live in salty conditions and oily mud. They have also changed how they breath. They breathe out of something sticking out of the ground these are called pneumatophores or breathing tubes. __Ecosystem of a mangrove__ The mangroves shred millions of waxy leaves each year, why are their leaves so waxy ? Their leaves are so waxy because it seceret the salt from the tree. We have one species in N.Z called the Manawa. The food web of the is a mangrove is a mangrove shredding leaves the leaves fall on the ground this is now called litter this helps and provides creatures, later birds like stilts, pukekoes and sea gulls these birds eat the creatures this will go on and on. __Useful/problems__ How is a mangrove good or bad ? A mangrove is good because it helps little sea critters and it provides more land and a bad reason is we cant drift our boats inside the creek any more.