The
important
contribution
of
rocks
and
sediment
together
with
ocean
currents
have
formed
an
extensive
network
of
canals
and
islands
in
the
Reserve,
which
combined
with
higher
and
more
humid
continental
terrain,
has
enabled
dense
mangrove
forests
and
vestiges
of
tropical
dry
forest
–
housing
all
flora
and
fauna
characteristic
of
this
particular
ecosystem
–
to
flourish.
This
has
also
caused
a
number
of
estuaries
and
lakes
to
form,
housing
considerable
biodiversity,
which
as
a
result
has
gained
the
area
recognition
as
one
of
the
most
important
ecological
areas
in
the
Reserve
as
stated
in
the
RAMSAR
Convention,
which
in
charge
of
protecting
aquatic
ecosystems
on
an
international
level.
Last
Updated
24th
July
2006
(DLW)
