These densely netted roots aid the exchange of nutrients and oxygen and help the trees maintain a firm grip along shorelines. Florida has three native mangrove species—red, black and white—and ...

A first-degree misdemeanor is punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. And that's just the ...

A Windsor resident is responsible for the illegal removal of mangrove trees and pollution of the Indian River Lagoon from the ...

There are three types: red, white and black, which grow in that order from closest to farthest from the water. Black mangroves roots are distinct dark, woody, fingerlike projections growing ...

What's happening: The study could help scientists decide how best to manage coastal wetlands, including whether mangroves should be planted. It predicts that black mangroves moving into new ...

Black mangroves like ... “But they’re not the same.” Why mangroves can be good: They could help protect against sea level rise because their stick-like roots help build up the soil height ...

With our kayaks beached, Mr. St Jago pointed out fiddler crabs and mussels, and described differences of the local mangrove species — the red, white and black — and how they adapted to live ...

In one scenario, the stripes were high-contrast black and white, which the scientists intended to mimic mangrove roots in clear water. In another, the stripes were gray and white, which was meant ...

As these seeds wash ashore, they have the potential to take root, helping to stabilize our delicate shorelines. Black mangroves play a crucial role in protecting our coast. Their thick root ...

representing the mangrove roots and water, and used them to line the insides of buckets about six inches wide. When the stripes were a stark black and white, representing optimum water clarity ...

There are three types: red, white and black, which grow in that order from closest to farthest from the water. Red mangroves are called "walking trees" because of how their red roots extend into ...