Godavari–Krishna Mangroves
The Godavari-Krishna mangroves are a mangrove ecoregion of India's eastern coast. Location and description The ecoregion covers an area of , in discontinuous enclaves extending from the state of Odisha in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south. The largest mangrove community in the ecoregion lies in the river delta, delta of the Godavari River, Godavari and Krishna River, Krishna rivers in Andhra Pradesh; other mangrove communities can be found at Point Calimere in Tamil Nadu, Pulicat Lake in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the Bhitarkanika Mangroves and Chilika Lake in Odisha, and the Pichavaram mangroves in Tamil Nadu. http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im1401_full.html Godavari-Krishna mangroves at the World Wildlife Fund Flora The predominant mangroves are all of the species include ''Avicennia marina'', ''Suaeda'' spp., ''Rhizophora'' spp., and ''Bruguiera'' spp. These have a thick canopy and an undergrowth of climbing plants and shrubs. Fauna Ma ...
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