Mangroves are restricted to the tropical areas as they cannot tolerate the extreme cold events that are

so very typical of the temperate zone. Thus, the massive expansion of mangroves in the temperate zone of Florida during the last three decades is a proof of climate changes role. Over 28 years, the Florida coast, from Miami northwards, gained more than 3,000 acres of Mangroves. The reason for this strange expansion/reduction in mangrove coverage boils down to extreme cold o o events days colder than -4 C. The -4 C is the physiological temperature limit of mangrove survival. Usefulness of Mangrove trees They form a biomass of trees that tolerate salt in tidal areas near freshwater estuaries on tropical coastlines. Support great biological diversity, including numerous species of crustaceans, fish, birds and molluscs. Both salt marshes and mangroves help contain flooding, store atmospheric carbon and contribute to the expansion of the land mass.