A nearshore marine environment is located in a tropical area, and is home to salt-tolerant evergreen trees and animals including manatees and crab-eating monkeys. This environment is most likely a(an)
A) estuary.
B) salt marsh.
C) mangrove forest.
D) rocky intertidal zone.

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Mangrove forests are tropical coastal ecosystems characterized by salt-tolerant evergreen trees and are habitats for species like manatees and crab-eating monkeys.

A Nearshore Marine Environment Is Located in a Tropical Area