A #Seychelles Shoreline Resists the Rising Seas https://eos.org/articles/a-seychelles-shoreline-resists-the-rising-seas
"#Mangroves on the atoll were harvested until it became a protected site in the 1970s. Since then, the shoreline of one of the atoll’s islands, Picard, has accreted up to 161m as flourishing #MangroveForests trap and retain sediment... #Aldabra’s resilience to #SeaLevelRise is likely linked to its high protection status"
The Importance of #Mangroves
#Florida mangroves provide protection from #storms, nurseries for #wildlife and recreation for people.
May 04, 2020 | Last updated April 05, 2023
Threats to #MangroveForests
"Unfortunately, there are many challenges that place mangrove forests under threat. Human impact such as #dredging, #filling, #WaterPollution from #herbicides and #development can lead to mangrove erosion and #HabitatDestruction. When mangrove forests are cleared and destroyed, they release massive amounts of #CarbonDioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to #ClimateChange."
#Hurricanes #HumanDevelopment #Florida #Overdevelopment #ProtectTheWetlands #ProtectMangroveForests
'The vanishing #mangroves of #ElSalvador: ‘All our efforts may only slow the destruction’
In #BarraDeSantiago, local people are struggling to save one of the few remaining #MangroveForests, as they are lost to agriculture and urban sprawl'
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/sep/05/mangroves-el-salvador-forests
#Environment #Sustainabilitu
Anatomical study of the #mudskipper reveals their adaptations to walking on land https://phys.org/news/2024-07-anatomical-mudskipper-reveals.html
Anatomical insights into #fish terrestrial locomotion: A study of barred mudskipper fins based on μCT 3D reconstructions https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.14071
"#Okinawa's #MangroveForests host a diverse ecosystem teeming with life. Among the quirkier residents living there is the barred mudskipper... They are fish, but they can walk and live partly on land"
