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An aerial photo shows the green tops of mangroves growing in water. A small building on stilts and a set of power lines are also visible.
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Hurricanes May Prune Gulf Mangroves

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 8 July 20248 July 2024

Tropical storms knock down the tallest trees and stunt the growth of others.

Carbonate gravels up to boulder size (with human scale) are scattered on the seaward side of the island. Mangroves were planted and propagated.
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A Philippine Island Detective Story

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 December 202311 December 2023

Researchers snorkeled, drilled, profiled, mapped, and interviewed to unlock clues to how an island was born.

Aerial view of a coastal mangrove wetland in Abu Dhabi.
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Planting Wetlands Could Help Stave Off Climate Catastrophe

by Jennifer Schmidt 1 June 20221 June 2023

A shift in priority and approach to wetland restoration could reduce atmospheric carbon.

A person clipping mangrove leaves
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Inland Mangroves Are Relics of the Past’s Higher Sea Levels

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 November 202124 January 2024

Mangroves found in southern Mexico’s rain forest, 170 kilometers from the nearest ocean, date to a time when sea levels were several meters higher.

A researcher climbs through dead mangrove trees on the island of Vieques in November 2019.
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Hurricane Maria Killed Mangroves Months After Storm

by T. Joosse 15 December 202010 February 2022

An overgrown channel between a lagoon and the ocean on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques created a backup of freshwater, disrupting the delicate balance of salinity in coastal mangrove forests.

A sandpiper standing in mud
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Human Activity Makes India’s Coastlines More Vulnerable

by M. Stonecash 9 December 202014 November 2022

Researchers propose the creation of an anthropogenic vulnerability index to help guide conservation policy decisions.

A mangrove forest next to a river in Puerto Rico
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Hurricanes Hit Puerto Rico’s Mangroves Harder Than Florida’s

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 December 201910 February 2022

The scale and pattern of damage to the Puerto Rican forests suggest a complex interplay between wind, land, and sea.

Seagrass and mangrove habitats at Bocas del Toro in Panama typify these vital, but endangered, coastal ecosystems.
Posted inScience Updates

Integrating Global Seagrass and Mangrove Ecosystem Observations

by J. E. Duffy, L. M. Rebelo and P. Miloslavich 20 November 20199 March 2023

Coordinating the Implementation of Mangrove and Seagrass Essential Observations: A joint GOOS/MBON community outreach workshop to implement EOV/EBVs (Sea Plants Workshop), Consortium for Ocean Leadership; Washington, D.C., 10–11 June 2019

mangroves
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Study Finds That Coastal Wetlands Excel at Storing Carbon

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 16 March 201714 December 2023

Shoreline environments show more promise than other marine ecosystems for mitigating climate change, the analysis shows.

Mangroves at Coral Creek, Hinchinbrook Island. Australia.
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Can Mangroves Buffer Ocean Acidification?

by W. Yan 9 June 201620 April 2022

New research evaluates the ability of coastal foliage to influence the ocean's pH.

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