Mangrove forests along the Amazon coast release significant amounts of trace elements such as neodymium and hafnium. These ...

By Alfredo Quarto The intrinsic value of mangroves and their related coastal ecosystems is getting more recognition than ever before, while actions to conserve and restore our planet’s coastal ...

January 2025/Kiel. Mangrove forests along the Amazon coast release significant amounts of trace elements such as neodymium and hafnium. These elements and their isotopic compositions can serve to ...

"Mangroves, saltmarsh and adjacent tidal forests ... The study showed that coastal wetlands can use root growth and external sediment input supplied by tides to build their soil elevations ...

This organic matter builds up amongst the mangrove's roots, where the water slows down the rate of decomposition, locking much of the carbon in place. Eventually this sediment builds up to create ...

By Maxwell Radwin Conservation groups in Panama are trying to halt the construction of a new port in the Pacific province of Chiriquí that they say could destroy breeding grounds and nurseries for ...

An environmental education project promoted by the nonprofit Peabiru Institute gives students a chance to learn more about ...

Mangroves enhance reefs by providing a nursery area for vulnerable creatures and by trapping sediment that can smother coral. They also store carbon that might otherwise contribute to global warming.

More than 50 conservation groups have organized a “No to Puerto Barú” campaign, arguing that dredging will weaken sediment beds and slopes where the mangroves take root. Without mangroves ...