Mangrove Forests of East Lampung , Indonesia, Margasari, Sriminosari, Labuhan Maringgai, Rhizophora

Mangroves are shrubs or small trees that grow in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to live in harsh coastal conditions. They contain a complex salt filtration system and complex root system to cope with salt-water immersion and wave action. They are adapted to the low oxygen conditions of waterlogged mud. Mangrove forests move carbon dioxide "from the atmosphere into long-term storage" in greater quantities than other forests, making them "among the planet's best carbon scrubbers". Mangrove forests have grown well along almost 20 km of the East Lampung coast in Sumatra Island, from Labuhan Maringgai to Pasir Sakti Districts. Thickness reaches more than 1,000 meters with an average thickness of up to 400 meters. The type that dominates is Rhizophora sp and Avicennia sp.