تعتبر أشجار المانغروف عنصراً بارزاً ومهماً من الناحية البيئية (الأيكولوجية) لشواطىء الأمارات العربية المتحدة، و يمكن مشاهدة أماكن رائعة في العديد من المناطق منها جزيرة أبوظبي.
وفي الآونة الأخيرة، تم تبني برنامج زراعة كبير، يأخذ في الحسبان أهمية أشجار المانغروف في الحد من تآكل السواحل وتوفير المواطن والبيئة الملائمة للعديد من الكائنات البحرية والبرية.
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A magnificently vibrant green, red and pink bird, the Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is native to south and south-east Asia, but…
A common sight on trees and bushes in summer months, the Arabian cicada (Platypleura arabica) is also well known throughout its range for…
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A magnificent flier, the ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is an agile and highly mobile bird, executing remarkable twists and turns in the…
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A bold and confident bird, the bank myna has a close association with human habitation in many towns across South Asia. This familiar urban…
The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a distinctive wading bird with conspicuous blue-grey legs and a long, dark, slightly upturned…
The black stork is a large but fairly secretive bird. The black head, upperparts, wings, tail and long neck have a conspicuous green or…
A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for…
A globally widespread wading bird, the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is characterised by its extremely long, red legs, white…
The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is a large, stout shark, with a long, pointed snout and small eyes. Its torpedo-shaped body, grey…
With its sharply contrasting plumage, the widespread Brahminy kite is an unmistakeable bird of prey. While its head, neck, throat, upper…
The only species in its genus, the cattle egret gains its common name from its habit of commonly wandering alongside herds of cattle. It is…
A rather plain, inconspicuous warbler more often heard than seen, the clamorous reed-warbler is a skulking bird that stays out of sight in…
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With a broad, depressed head, elongated body, and powerful tail fin, the cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is often mistaken for a shark, but it…
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A striking, small, blue-green kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris), the collared kingfisher has a blue head, back and rump, with a wash of…
An aggressive and confident bird, the common myna has adapted well to the urban environment, making it one of the most abundant and familiar…
Information on the common redshank is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The only species within its genus, the forest wagtail (Dendroanthus indicus) is an unusual bird that is distinguished from other wagtails by…
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Information on the graceful prinia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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A medium-sized, attractive water bird, the greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is unusual amongst birds because the female is…
Information on Halopyrum mucronatum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the hooded oyster is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The Indian pond-heron is an elegant bird with white-grey plumage, a brown stripe on its back, and a yellow beak with a black tip…
As its name suggests, the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) lacks a dorsal fin, and instead has a ridge that runs…
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin has a typically streamlined body and a long slender beak. Populations differ in both shape and colour…
A medium-sized heron with striking white plumage, the intermediate egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) is most attractive during the breeding…
A boldly patterned, small fish, the jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua) is characterised by the curved, dark brown bands that run along the…
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Information on the long-rayed silver biddy is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the long-tailed blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the long-toed stint is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the nodding broomrape (Orobanche cernua) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the orbicular batfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The pintail snipe has beautifully mottled black, brown and reddish-brown plumage, providing the bird with superb camouflage. The plumage on…
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Despite its English common name, the purple heron actually has a chestnut-red head and neck with striking vertical black stripes, grey…
Information on Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is a small, rather plump brown bird. Its upperparts are streaked with black, while the rump…
Information on Metopograpsus messor is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the spangled emperor is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Also known as the little heron due to its small size, the striated heron has a dark grey back, a thick grey to reddish-brown neck, a large…
Information on the Sykes's warbler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the thrush nightingale is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
Information on the vagrant emperor is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the wandering glider is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. …
The smallest butterfly in the USA, the tiny western pygmy blue (Brephidium exile) is notoriously difficult to find, but is certainly worth…
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Western reef-egret is the name given to two former subspecies of the little egret (Egretta garzetta), now treated somewhat contentiously as…
A more slender bird than many other tern species, this fork-tailed, marsh-dwelling bird has two distinct plumages. In breeding or summer…
The white-winged tern (also known as the white-winged black tern) undergoes fascinating aesthetic alterations in its plumage, ranging from…
Information on the whitespotted grouper is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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هيئة البيئة - أبوظب
تلتزم هيئة البيئة بحماية البيئة والمحافظة على التنوع البيولوجي في إمارة أبوظبي للمزيد
المها العربي
شاهد أحد أنجح قصص الحفاظ على صور الحياة الفطرية، وتعرف على كيفية عودة المها العربية بعد أن كانت مهددة بالانقراض. شاهد
مستشفى أبوظبي للصقور
هل تعلم أن هيئة البيئة أبوظبي ساهمت في تأسيس أكبر مستشفى للصقور في العالم؟ للمزيد
الأطلس البحري
هل تريد ان تتعرف على االكائنات الحية التي تعيش على ساحل أبوظبي؟ استكشف الجائزة التي حازت عليها هيئة البيئة-أبوظبي من خلال موقع أطلس أبوظبي الساحلي. للمزيد
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