06 November 2011

Mangrove branch


Mangroves, despised by so many people, have a role along the world's coasts that can hardly be overestimated. I love them mostly because they provide homes for so many animals of such a diversity, and perhaps also because they're so resilient, so tough. Survivors that look after others.




[17 September 2011, Panasonic Lumix GH1, 14–45 mm at 23 mm, ISO 400, 1/400 at f16]

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4 comments:

  1. Relatively Retiring6 November 2011 at 22:10

    Gnarled old survivors looking after others sounds good to me!

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  2. pohanginapete6 November 2011 at 23:40

    RR — ha! Actually, I think I'm beginning to resemble a mangrove branch — gnarled and lean, nothing superfluous — but I trust I smell better ;^)

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  3. Barbara Butler McCoy7 November 2011 at 08:08

    I know next to nothing about mangroves ... but ... wasn't there something about the decimation of mangrove forests contributing to the devastation after the tsunami in Indonesia? Why are mangroves despised? You've piqued my curiosity with the photo and the comments ...

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  4. pohanginapete7 November 2011 at 09:23

    Barbara, Kennedy Warne wrote an excellent article on mangroves for National Geographic in 2007. In addition to the threats he mentions, I'll add many people don't like them simply because they can smell bad and can impede access to shorelines.

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