List of mangroves of Sri Lanka
Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies The mangroves of Sri Lanka are a part of the diverse brackish water plant wildlife of Sri Lanka.The mangrove ecosystem or commonly mangal, is found at the river mouths bordering lagoons, estuaries, or on sheltered shores.Most of the plant material gradually decays and enriches the adjacent waters through detritus food chains.Mangrove clams and oysters are a source of lime and food, as well as fish and crustaceans.Mangrove associates[clarification needed] are largely members of the family Acanthaceae.
Wildlife of Sri LankaProtected areas of Sri LankaNational parksSanctuariesEndemicsMammalsAmphibiansReptilesFreshwater fishIntroduced fishCartilage fishCommercial fishButterfliesBeetlesDipteransMosquitoesHymenopteransOrthopteransCockroachesTermitesEarwigsLacewingsPhasmidHemipteraMantidsMinor insectsOdonatesAphidsFreshwater crabsNon-marine molluscsMyriapodsSpidersTarantulasScorpionsHard ticksIsopodsPseudoscorpionsLesser arachnidsEchinodermsPteridophytesPinnawala Elephant OrphanageDehiwala ZooPinnawala Open ZooRidiyagama Safari ParkHakgalaHenarathgodaMirijjawilaPeradeniyaSeetawakaDepartment of Forest ConservationDepartment of Wildlife ConservationField Ornithology GroupDeforestationEcoregionsTourismSri LankaMangrovessaline waterfreshwaterbrackish waterhalophytesmangallagoonsestuariesprop rootsstilt rootspneumatophoresknee rootshypocotylxeromorphicepidermismarine fishcrustaceanstanninsoystersRhizophoraceaeAvicenniaceaeAcanthaceaeList of mangrove tree species of AustraliaMangrove forestMangrove tree distributionEcological values of mangrovesBy regionCentral African mangrovesEast African mangrovesGuinean mangrovesMadagascar mangrovesRed Sea mangrovesSouthern Africa mangrovesMangroves in IndiaIndochina mangrovesIndus River Delta–Arabian Sea mangrovesMangroves of the Straits of MalaccaMyanmar Coast mangrovesSunda Shelf mangrovesSundarbansAustralian mangrovesNew Guinea mangrovesAmazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangrovesCuban mangrovesFlorida mangrovesGuianan mangrovesGulf of Panama mangrovesNorthern Mesoamerican Pacific Coast MangrovesSouth American Pacific mangrovesTrinidad mangrovesCoastal Venezuelan mangrovesMangrove restorationCommunity Based Mangrove ManagementInternational Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove EcosystemMangrove Care Forum BaliMangrove deforestation in MyanmarBlue carbonIntegrated mangrove-shrimp aquacultureTropical salt pond ecosystemWetland conservation