Area 4,400 km² | Biome Mangrove | |
Countries Nicaragua and Costa Rica Conservation status Relatively Stable/Intact | ||
The Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves ecoregion, in the Mangrove biome, are along the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica as well as off shore islands such as the Corn Islands.
Description
The Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves community includes a diverse number of mangrove species: red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus), and another species of red mangrove (Rhizophora harrisonii) as well as the occasional rare occurrences of piñuelo mangrove (Pelliciera rhizophorae).
References
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