Excerpt from Florida Coastal Ecological Characterization, Vol. 2: A Socioeconomic Study of the Southwest Region; Data Appendix, Part 2 Description: Shore-fringing strands of red, black and/or white mangroves having major significance regarding maintenance of biological productivity, stabilization of shorelines or aesthetics. Includes the high mangroves above the mean high water line. Subcategory: Selected freshwater marshes and selected freshwater swamps. Description: Low, poorly drained water-tolerant vegetation. Included are swamps and marshes adjoining rivers as well as those having predominantly internal drainage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.