Mangrove habitat

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016451",
  "term": "Mangrove habitat",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Mangrove Habitat",
  "definition": "Swamp communities that develop along sheltered tropical and subtropical shores where sediments accumulate in inundated brackish and saltwater areas; dominated by mangrove species -- dense halophytic shrubs and trees characterized by aerial roots.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA Habitat Categories/Habitat Protection at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/estuaries/pivot/habitat/habtype.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mangrove-habitat/"
}