What’s beneath the gentle waters of South Florida’s mangroves? Nat Geo Young Explorer Gabriela Tejeda paints a colorful story of what lies below in an effort to conserve these vital forests and understand their role in supporting a complex underwater ecosystem. “Here, a Spiny Sea Star aka Florida Common Sea Star (Echinaster Sentus) rests amongst the roots of a Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) tree. The sea-star rests on a bed of green algae, surrounded by red cotton candy algae, anemones, tube-worms and sponges growing on the mangrove roots.” Photo by Gabriela Tejeda #WorldMangroveDay
MAGNIFICENT. Utterly magnificent.
Absolutely beautiful!
That’s the Point.
Excellent
Wow! Amazing photo
Amazing Gabriela Tejeda !
So beautiful Gabby. Congratulations!! 💚
Go Gabby!
Beautiful!
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1moBeautiful shot....The west coast of British Columbia on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast has similar colours once you get to the depth.