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Salt water
- mangroves must extract freshwater from the seawater that surrounds them. Many mangrove species
survive by filtering out as much as 90 percent of the salt found in seawater as it enters their roots. Some
species excrete salt through glands in their leaves.

Sediments/Organic debris
- it contributes to land building, preventing erosion and excessive shifting of coastlines.

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Coral reef fish

- reef fish can use mangroves as an alternative nursery habitat to the reef.

Barnacle
- just like coral reef fish, mangroves are also home to barnacles

Sponges
- Both the sponge and the mangrove tree grow faster due two this relationship. Mangroves grow 2-4 times
faster with sponges on the root than bare roots. Sponges attach to the mangrove roots, forming a
mutualistic relationship with the trees. 

Observation
- As said in the video, the sediments or the organic debris makes the water anoxic but despite of
that fact, mangroves roots are still home to some species.
- Mangrove trees play a great role in the marine ecosystem, it slows down the water flows, and it
also helps prevent erosion by stabilizing sediments in their roots. It removes pollutants and
improves the water quality of the sea.