USF researchers are using knowledge of the Bay Area's beach erosion and coastal ecosystems to help coastal areas around the ...

A first-degree misdemeanor is punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. And that's just the ...

Clearing mangrove trees without permission is a first-degree misdemeanor, and could be punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. According to the Florida Department of ...

Assessment of mangrove above-ground carbon stock relies on accurate measurement of tree biomass, which traditionally involves collecting direct measurements from trees and relating these to biomass ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: Hundreds of red ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: hundreds of red mangrove seeds scattered across the shoreline. These long, torpedo-shaped seeds ...

planting an additional 200,000 mangrove trees at the Sabaki Estuary in Malindi. This expansion brings the total number of mangrove trees planted under the initiative to 350,000 since its launch in ...

Mangroves are shrubs or trees that grow in dense thickets mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. The research, published in Nature Geoscience, is based on nearly two decades of satellite data ...

Mangrove front expansion occurs by the horizontal growth of new branches generated from edge trees. Branches growing close to the sea surface can also produce prop roots, which help gain ground ...