Mangrove Habitats
Bermuda has the northern-most mangroves in the Atlantic Ocean
Some of the Species that live in Mangrove Habitats in Bermuda are:
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus)
Algae
Mangrove periwinkle (Littorina angulifera)
Coffee bean snail (Melampus coffeus)
Giant land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)
Land hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus)
Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
Bermuda killifish (Fundulus bermudae & F. relictus)
Mangrove oyster (Isognomon alatus)
Mangrove crab (Goniopsis cruentata)
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Migratory birds
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Upside-Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana)
Juvenile fish and lobsters
Sea squirts
Sea anemones
Learn More:
Bermuda Biodiversity Project Habitat Profile for Mangroves
Bermuda Ramsar Sites - Wetlands of International Importance
Bermuda Biodiversity Country Study - pg. 8.
Mangroves Back to Bermuda's Roots by BREAM programme researcher Jessie Hallet.
The Impact of Climate Change on Bermuda by Anne Glasspool - 13. Impact of Climate Change on Mangroves. Available at www.bnt.bm