高(gao)(gao)橋(qiao)紅(hong)樹(shu)(shu)林保護區(qu)(qu)位于廣(guang)東(dong)與廣(guang)西交界的(de)(de)北部(bu)灣的(de)(de)英羅港內。東(dong)距(ju)(ju)廉江市(shi)區(qu)(qu)60公(gong)(gong)里(li),南(nan)距(ju)(ju)湛江市(shi)區(qu)(qu)80公(gong)(gong)里(li),西距(ju)(ju)北海(hai)(hai)市(shi)75公(gong)(gong)里(li)。連片面(mian)積(ji)1000多公(gong)(gong)頃,是中國大(da)陸連片面(mian)積(ji)較大(da)的(de)(de)紅(hong)樹(shu)(shu)林保護區(qu)(qu)(海(hai)(hai)上森林觀光旅游(you)區(qu)(qu))和大(da)陸海(hai)(hai)岸線型(xing)的(de)(de)代(dai)表,有林相好、品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)多、面(mian)積(ji)大(da)、結(jie)構獨特(te)的(de)(de)特(te)色,樹(shu)(shu)齡(ling)有的(de)(de)高(gao)(gao)達(da)數百年。主(zhu)要(yao)品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有木欖、秋茄、紅(hong)海(hai)(hai)欖、桐(tong)花樹(shu)(shu)、白骨壤、海(hai)(hai)桑、欖李、老(lao)鼠(shu)勒、白蕨、節槿、楊葉(xie)肖槿、水黃皮、海(hai)(hai)芒果等(deng)26種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),還有引進(jin)外國的(de)(de)無瓣辛海(hai)(hai)昆桑、木果楝、海(hai)(hai)蓮、正紅(hong)樹(shu)(shu)等(deng)5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。樹(shu)(shu)林中同時還有其(qi)它(ta)罕見的(de)(de)高(gao)(gao)等(deng)植物19種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮(fu)游(you)植物97種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、底棲硅(gui)藻(zao)159種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、魚類85種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、貝類91種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、蝦蟹62種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮(fu)游(you)動(dong)物27種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);鳥類中有老(lao)鷹、天鵝、白鷺、烏鴉、紅(hong)嘴鷗、海(hai)(hai)鷗、海(hai)(hai)燕、官(guan)翠、白鶴、了歌、斑鳩、鷓鴣等(deng)170多種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其(qi)數量有時達(da)到數十萬(wan)只。
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