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This is a list of mangrove ecoregions ordered according to whether they lie in the Afrotropical, Australasian, Indomalayan, or Neotropical realms of the world. Mangrove estuaries such as those found in the Sundarbans of southwestern Bangladesh are rich productive ecosystems which serve as spawning grounds and nurseries for shrimp, crabs, and many fish species, a richness which is lost if the area is cleared and converted to ponds for shrimp farming or rice paddies.

Afrotropical

Australasian

Indomalayan

Nearctic

Neotropical

See also

• Mangrove
• Ecoregion

Notes

1. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Paul Harrison, Fred Pearce, and Peter H. Raven (May 7, 2001). "Mangroves and estuaries". AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment (hardcover). University of California Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0520230811.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Taxa	True mangroves Other mangroves List of mangrove tree species of Australia
Ecology	Mangrove forest Mangrove tree distribution Ecological values of mangroves
By region	Africa Central African mangroves East African mangroves Guinean mangroves Madagascar mangroves Red Sea mangroves Southern Africa mangroves Asia Mangroves in India Indochina mangroves Indus River Delta–Arabian Sea mangroves Mangroves of the Straits of Malacca Myanmar Coast mangroves Sri Lankan mangroves Sunda Shelf mangroves Sundarbans Oceania Australian mangroves New Guinea mangroves Americas Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves Cuban mangroves Florida mangroves Guianan mangroves Gulf of Panama mangroves Northern Mesoamerican Pacific Coast Mangroves South American Pacific mangroves Trinidad mangroves Coastal Venezuelan mangroves
Conservation	Mangrove restoration Community Based Mangrove Management International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem Mangrove Care Forum Bali Mangrove deforestation in Myanmar
Related	Blue carbon Integrated mangrove-shrimp aquaculture Tropical salt pond ecosystem Wetland conservation

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