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{{short description|Mangrove ecoregion of India's eastern coast}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
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| name = Ecoregion: Godavari-Krishna mangroves
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[[File:Mangroves W IMG 6896.jpg|thumb|300px|Mangroves in Krishna Delta region]]
[[File:Excoecaria agallocha (Blind Your Eye) W IMG 6949.jpg|thumb|300px|''[[Excoecaria agallocha]]'' trees at Krishna Delta]]
The '''Godavari-Krishna mangroves''' are a [[mangrove]] [[ecoregion]] of [[India]]'s eastern coast.

==Location and description==
The ecoregion covers an area of {{convert|7,000|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}, 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. <ref>http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im1401_full.html Godavari-Krishna mangroves at the World Wildlife Fund</ref>

==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==
Mangroves are an important coastal habitat for much wildlife such as the [[saltwater crocodile]]s who shelter among the roots and feed of the fish and other seafood in this warm mixture of fresh and seawater. These mangroves are home to many insects, [[mollusc]]s, shrimp, crabs and fish as well as 140 bird species, including the threatened [[lesser florican]] (''Eupodotis indica''), best known for the male birds' leaping breeding displays, and large communities of aquatic birds such as [[egret]]s, [[flamingo]]es (''Phoenicoptreus'' spp.), [[spot-billed pelican]]s (''Pelecanus philippensis''), [[Eurasian spoonbill]]s (''Platalea leucorodia''), and [[painted stork]]s (''Mycteria leucocephala'').

==Threats and preservation==
Mangroves are vulnerable to coastal development including prawn farming, other agriculture that diverts fresh water from reaching the coast and seaside urbanisation. Most mangroves on the east coast of India have been cleared and while 14% of the ecoregion is under protection in [[Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary]], [[Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary]] and the [[Bhitarkanika National Park]] even those areas are not secure.

==References==
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[[Category:Ecoregions of India]]
[[Category:Mangrove ecoregions]]
[[Category:Forests of India]]
[[Category:Godavari River]]
[[Category:Krishna River]]
[[Category:Flora of India (region)|*]]
[[Category:Indomalayan ecoregions]]
[[Category:Western Indo-Pacific]]

Godavari–Krishna mangroves - Revision history

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