While in Durban spotted these Mangrove Caches which reminded me of a Mangrove Series I placed in Doha Qatar, Mangrove Series #1 https://coord.info/GC5H7ZT to Mangrove #9 https://coord.info/GC6CZPX
Place while doing other caches in the area.
Small container log sheet only BYOP
Qatar Mangrove Beach
Mangroves (Al-Gurm) are evergreen trees and grow up to a height of 5 meters along the coastal areas. Mangrove swamps were a common sight now only scattered mangrove plantations can still be observed.
Mangrove trees were used as building materials and forage for livestock in the past. AVICINNIA MARINA is the predominant mangrove species found in the region. Mangroves have respiratory roots coming out of the ground around the tree utilising the atmospheric oxygen during low tides. The leaves of mangroves are from light to dark green in colour and are covered by salt glands to excrete excess salt.
The Mangroves bears yellowish flowers, in April-June, with a mild to medium characteristic odour and the fruit emerges in September.
The inter-tidal zone exhibits various topographical features such as mud flats, calcium & bicarbonate rich zones, salt marshes and silty zones creating suitable conditions for mangrove plantations.
Durban Mangrove Beach
