Nearly 200 kilometers from the sea, red mangroves thrive in the rainforests along the San Pedro Mártir River on the Yucatán Peninsula. But how did these tangled trees that typically grow in ...

Few trees can find a way to survive in the liminal space where dry land meets the sea. Mangroves are the exception. These impressively resilient trees can withstand rapidly shifting tides ...

which rises from the brackish Intracoastal to South Ocean Boulevard. Garbage and marine debris that gets tangled in mangroves on the eastern edge of the land must also be regularly removed. Peterffy, ...

Mangroves, a group of trees and shrubs that grow mainly in coastal saline or brackish water, help the environment in several ways: they prevent coastal erosion, provide a nursery habitat for fish ...

Mangrove forests are not only critical carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots but also play a key role as suppliers of trace elements to the ocean. This is shown by a study conducted by the GEOMAR ...

This oasis in the ocean flourishes, marine scientist Fabián ... Silversides swirl through mangroves like a river in the sea. The dense forest of roots offers welcome shelter for the finger ...

Snook anglers and professional fishing guides in South Florida are worried that their favorite gamefish might be harmed by habitat loss, water quality and coastal development in South Florida. The ...

A researcher on Colón Island of Panama was searching for crustaceans among the coastal mangrove forests when he saw a section of mangroves in varying stages of decay. The water was shallow and ...