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New Zealand contains the southernmost mangals in the world. They are rather depauperate compared with those in the tropics and consist of only one species: Avicennia marina var. resinifera. Because the leaf tissues cannot withstand more than 12 hours of freezing conditions (Sakai and Wardle 1978) mangroves are found only in the northern part of the country. In general there is a decline in stature southwards. In the north they can be as high as 8 m, in the south, nearer 1 m.
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Taylor, F.J. (1983). The New Zealand Mangrove Association. In: Teas, H.J. (eds) Biology and ecology of mangroves. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0914-9_7
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