During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: Hundreds of red ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: hundreds of red mangrove seeds scattered across the shoreline. These long, torpedo-shaped seeds ...

Thousands of mangrove propagules, or germinated seeds, had washed up along shorelines ... Mangroves have long roots that collect sand behind them. The red mangrove species are sometimes called ...

Red mangrove seeds could be mistaken for green beans, while black and white seeds are smaller and round. More than a dozen seeds at a time sit in a black plastic pot to grow roots before they are ...

This helped to disperse mangrove seeds throughout the region ... temporarily reduce mangrove numbers, while red dots represent more tree reports after hurricanes. Time series of mangrove growth ...

Mangroves exist on coastlines — this mangrove forest is 105 miles from the nearest ocean and genetically distinct from other red mangrove populations. It has existed in isolation, weathering ...

White mangroves produce a leathery Drupe (fruit with varying layers from inside to outside), with a dark red seed inside. Buttonwood Mangrove is an associated mangrove species that grows furthest ...

Black Mangrove Seeds come from Black Mangrove shrubs/small trees, and they typically wash ashore every fall. There has been a large amount of the seeds washing ashore on Padre Island beaches recently.

A UAE-based environmental technology firm has been using drones made of wood and recyclable materials to plant millions of mangrove seeds across Abu Dhabi. Over the years, self-funded Distant ...