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This image shows the big stumps of the Brazilian Peppers that have been cut tomake way for mangroves. Brazilian Pepper bushes can reach twenty feet in height.During the restoration, bushes as big as 9 in diameter were cleared to providehabitat for mangroves to recolonize. Without restoration efforts to clearBrazilian Pepper, the bush could take over mangrove habitat in two years time. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Mike Devany & Marine Resource Council)