Though small, Guinea-Bissau has sizable amounts of mangroves, which cover 9% of this West African country. Farmers clear patches of mangroves to grow rice, but climate change and socio-economic ...
Mangrove forests have been protecting coastlines around the world against erosion and storm surges for millennia. But in 2020, the residents on many islands in the Maldives noticed that many of ...
IUCN Pakistan launched the Mangroves Assessment Report on Pakistan in a ceremony presided by the Chief Minister of Sindh province, and other Ministerial and foreign delegates at the 29th Conference of ...
The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a serene image of mangrove trees in the East End. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image ...
Mangroves, trees and shrubs that flourish in salty tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate coastal waters, form lush swaths of forests that serve important ecological and economic functions.
Mangroves are tropical trees or shrubs that grow in coastal saline water where other species cannot survive. They are largely found in tropical and subtropical regions near the equator and are home to ...
Along the southernmost rim of the Florida Peninsula, the arching prop roots or “knees” of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) line the coast – see Photo 1. Where they dip below the water’s surface, fish ...
While this doesn’t sound very maternal, the females give birth in bays or estuaries where Mangrove forests can shield and protect the pups. If the pups reach adulthood, their average lifespan is ...
Editor, Alex Bell, focuses on the unique reproductive traits and care requirements of the rare and fascinating Borneo redline halfbeak, a lesser-known species of halfbeak that stands out due to its ...