The glossy leaves and branching roots of mangroves are downright eye-catching, and now a study finds that the moon plays a special role in the vigor of these trees. Mangroves are coastal trees that ...

Mangrove forests, found around tropical and subtropical shorelines, provide a multitude of environmental and economic benefits to coastal systems around the world. In addition to providing habitats ...

Sediment coring in old-forest mangrove within an intermediate-intensity shrimp farm pond in the Red River delta, northern Vietnam. Funding: This work was supported by the Global Challenges Research ...

Low oxygen and rising carbon dioxide in mangrove waters may shrink critical nursery habitat for young fish and threaten ...

The tidal environment of mangrove forests serves as nurseries for many fish species. Researchers at the University of ...

Mangrove habitats across the oil-rich Gulf region are facing significant threats despite ongoing efforts to conserve these salt-tolerant coastal forests, locally valued for their medicinal properties, ...

Sula E Vanderplank is an adjunct professor at San Diego State University. This story originally published in The Conversation. The San Pedro River winds from rainforests in Guatemala through the ...

A new study presents a stark warning about the future of mangrove forests and their contribution to climate change. According to a study published in Environmental Research Letters, carbon emissions ...

New research showed that between 1996 and 2016, substantial mangrove forests have been converted to agricultural use in Myanmar. Mangroves account for only 0.7 per cent of the Earth's tropical forest ...

Mannar, SRI LANKA — The Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve, nestled along Sri Lanka’s northwestern coast in the Mannar district, is home to one of the island country’s largest and most ecologically ...

The Chennai Forest Division had planted 20,000 mangrove seedlings along the Buckingham Canal in the past year, which will ...

Mangroves are groups of trees and shrubs that grow on tropical coasts. They ‘dip’ their tangled roots into the water, causing sand to collect and creating safe places for marine animals to live and ...