Mangrove conditions
The type and success of a mangrove forest is influenced by a number of factors. These include climate, salt tolerance, water level fluctuation, nutrients and wave energy.
Mangroves can be surprisingly resilient to water salinity. The saline conditions tolerated range from brackish water, through seawater up to over twice the salinity of seawater, where the salt has become concentrated by evaporation.
They are not so resilient to temperature stresses and only grow in areas where the temperature remains above 19°C. Growth of mangrove habitats is also restricted when there are temperature variations of more than 10°C.