Imagine a natural fortress standing strong against raging storms. That’s what mangroves and other forested wetlands do for our coastlines. But how well do they protect us, and against which storms?
The resulting damage to the environment—including mangrove forests—has weakened the natural coastal defenses that once protected communities from flooding, erosion and storms. Mangroves grow in ...
Two decades ago ecologist Ilka C. Feller heard about a plant advancing at an unprecedented rate into a coastal restoration site near Merritt Island on Florida’s Atlantic coast, midway between Miami ...