Mangrove ecosystems rank among the most efficient "blue carbon" systems on Earth, capable of absorbing and storing vast quantities of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). However, mangroves also release ...

Mangroves are incredibly beneficial to Florida's environment, and they wear a lot of proverbial hats. Mangroves play a critical role in a lot of marine ecosystems: they filter the water, act as a ...

Mangroves, once axed for development, are expanding across Florida due to climate change. Will Floridians learn to live with the iconic coastal tree? David Rahahę-tih Webb’s aquarium was more than ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Along the Florida coastline, forests of trees with a dense tangle of prop roots appear to be standing on stilts above the water. These trees, or mangroves, are not only magnificent ...

Beyond their inherent value as living organisms, mangrove trees are vital when it comes to protecting healthy waters and fisheries and even human development. A 2019 study from The Nature Conservancy ...

In the face of declining fisheries, threatened reef habitat, and changing climatic conditions, non-native mangroves may provide, rather than impede, zooplankton habitat availability in novel locations ...

Mangrove trees use changes in gene activity, including the activity of parasitic ‘jumping genes’, to increase their resilience to stress, a new study finds. Mangrove trees straddle the boundary ...

KOCHI, IndiaKOCHI, India — Burrowed between mangroves and a bustling skyline, 70-year-old Rajan, who only uses one name, reminisces about his old home. For nearly sixty years, Rajan has lived ...

Note to audience: Andrew West is a multi-media photographer at the News-Press and Naples Daily News. He has been covering Southwest Florida since 1997. One of his favorite things to cover is the ...

Saudi Arabia will plant 100m mangrove trees along its coastline during the coming years, the National Centre for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) said. The centre has ...

In a new study, researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a global-scale assessment of methane emissions from mangrove tree stems. They also ...