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The mangrove ecosystem serves as a transitional zone between land and sea and therefore has a very complex food web that depends on the cycle of the trees' detritus. More than twenty species of small invertebrates and six species of juvenile fishes reside in the mangrove root system. This fascinating snorkeling opportunity is often overlooked as people rush to the reefs. (photo: William Harrington)

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