The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015 and celebrated each year on 26 July, aims to raise awareness of the importance ...

Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems, with trees whose roots stretch down into brackish water, are at risk of collapse. That's according to the first assessment from the International Union for ...

Mangrove ecosystems are notoriously lacking in nutrients. To compensate, mangroves are already among the most efficient plants when it comes to nutrient resorption. However, ...

"The most amazing part of this study is that we were able to examine a mangrove ecosystem that has been trapped in time for more than 100,000 years," lead author Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, a marine ...

Mangroves to mudflats and not back again Date: July 16, 2018 Source: Ecological Society of America Summary: The long-term conversion of mangroves to mudflats can lead to destabilization of ...

On the northeastern fringe of Qatar’s vast sandy deserts, a delicate mangrove ecosystem provides sanctuary for rare plant and animal species and an outdoors adventure on water for visitors.

This study on ancient mangroves goes a step further, showing how climate change influenced Earth through the survival of one overlooked, yet vital ecosystem: red mangrove trees, whose roots thrive ...