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Mangrove forests occur in
Options:
A .  interior plateaus
B .  snowy plains
C .  coastal swamps
D .  high mountains
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees.
All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate.

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