What is the future of Hammerhead sharks with climate change?
A study shows the new map for Hammerhead sharks In the world’s warming oceans, survival is becoming a moving target. For large hammerhead sharks, climate change isn’t just changing new waters. It is redrawing a map of where they can live. A recent study by Santos et al. explores how shifting environmental conditions and ocean…
How mangroves survive in nutrient poor mud? This study reveals the hidden system of mangroves nutrition
Their roots, microbes, and leaves recycle nearly everything. Until humans throw off the balance. When looking at a mangrove forest, it does not look like a place where life thrives. Oxygen scarcity, soil is waterlogged and essential nutrients are in short supply. Yet, mangrove ecosystems are some of the most productive systems on Earth. According…
Mapping a Hidden Lifeline for Millions
Mangrove forests quietly sustain global fisheries, protecting them is critical for people and the planet. Mangrove forests are more than just ecosystems for millions of people living along the tropical coastline. Mangroves are a source of food, income and survival. Until recently, the scale of independent communities on mangroves have been difficult to measure. A…
Jacquelyn Downey 