Mangroves — known for their ability to protect coastal communities and provide habitat — are moving into new environments due to fewer freeze events, causing concern about the impact on ecosystem sustainability.
Red mangrove roots in the water at Indian River Lagoon. Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.Why it matters:
While mangroves serve as natural sea barriers for coastal communities, help with carbon storage and provide habitats for animals, the study also says that "consequences of this vegetation shift for ecosystem sustainability remain unknown."The study could help scientists decide how best to manage coastal wetlands, including whether mangroves should be planted.
But mangroves can also drown. Neither salt marshes nor mangroves have survived a centenary sea-level increase of 100 cm.Mangroves are found as far north as Jacksonville and Amelia Island right now, Chapman says.
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