Mangroves protect coastlines, store carbon – and are expanding with climate change
- Written by Samantha Chapman, Associate Professor of Biology, Villanova University
Mangroves in the Florida Everglades.Alan Sandercock, CC BY
With the help of technology, humans can traverse virtually every part of our planet’s surface. But animals and plants are less mobile. Most species can only live in zones where temperature and rain fall within specific ranges.
As regions become warmer due to climate change, plants and...
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