高(gao)橋紅(hong)樹(shu)(shu)林(lin)(lin)保護(hu)區(qu)位于廣(guang)(guang)東與廣(guang)(guang)西交界的(de)北部灣的(de)英羅(luo)港內(nei)。東距廉江(jiang)市區(qu)60公里,南距湛江(jiang)市區(qu)80公里,西距北海市75公里。連片面(mian)積1000多(duo)公頃,是(shi)中國大(da)(da)陸連片面(mian)積較大(da)(da)的(de)紅(hong)樹(shu)(shu)林(lin)(lin)保護(hu)區(qu)(海上森(sen)林(lin)(lin)觀光(guang)旅游區(qu))和(he)大(da)(da)陸海岸線型的(de)代表,有(you)(you)(you)林(lin)(lin)相好、品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)多(duo)、面(mian)積大(da)(da)、結構獨(du)特的(de)特色,樹(shu)(shu)齡(ling)有(you)(you)(you)的(de)高(gao)達(da)數(shu)百年。主(zhu)要品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)木欖(lan)、秋茄、紅(hong)海欖(lan)、桐花樹(shu)(shu)、白骨壤、海桑、欖(lan)李(li)、老鼠勒、白蕨、節槿、楊葉(xie)肖(xiao)槿、水黃(huang)皮、海芒果等(deng)(deng)(deng)26種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),還有(you)(you)(you)引(yin)進外國的(de)無(wu)瓣辛(xin)海昆桑、木果楝(lian)、海蓮、正紅(hong)樹(shu)(shu)等(deng)(deng)(deng)5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。樹(shu)(shu)林(lin)(lin)中同時(shi)還有(you)(you)(you)其它罕見的(de)高(gao)等(deng)(deng)(deng)植物19種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮(fu)(fu)游植物97種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、底棲硅藻159種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、魚類85種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、貝類91種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、蝦蟹(xie)62種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、浮(fu)(fu)游動物27種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong);鳥類中有(you)(you)(you)老鷹、天鵝、白鷺、烏鴉(ya)、紅(hong)嘴鷗、海鷗、海燕、官翠(cui)、白鶴、了歌(ge)、斑(ban)鳩(jiu)、鷓(zhe)鴣等(deng)(deng)(deng)170多(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),其數(shu)量有(you)(you)(you)時(shi)達(da)到數(shu)十萬只(zhi)。
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