Definition of MANGROVE

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Recent Examples on the Web More than 4000 tons of crude oil residue from an unknown source have landed on the country’s northeast seaboard since late August, contaminating hundreds of beaches, estuaries, reefs, and mangroves along a 2500-kilometer stretch of shoreline. — Herton Escobar, Science | AAAS, "Mysterious oil spill threatens marine biodiversity haven in Brazil," 4 Nov. 2019 The report calls for investing nearly $2 trillion in infrastructure, early warning systems, more resilient agriculture, water resources and protecting mangroves, arguing those would yield about $7 trillion in benefits. — Nicholas Kusnetz, sun-sentinel.com, "Benefits of investing in climate adaptation far outweigh costs, commission says," 11 Sep. 2019 Most of the strip goes through mangrove areas that are inaccessible to park visitors. — Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, "A private company now owns part of a county park. How could that happen?," 19 Aug. 2019 Satellite images show that stretches of Mumbai’s coast have eroded by as much as 18 metres since 2000, in part because developers and slum-dwellers have paved over protective mangroves. — The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019 Right in front of him, Kirkland had stretched out his entire 13-foot length along a horizontal branch of a mangrove tree, just above eye level. — Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, "The Snakes That Ate Florida," 11 July 2019 Earlier this month, Pangala, now at Lancaster University, flew to Mexico with her young son, ready to clamp methane monitoring equipment to mangroves in the coastal swamps of the Yucatan. — Fred Pearce, WIRED, "Trees Emit a Surprisingly Large Amount of Methane," 9 July 2019 These include anything from restoring mangroves, patch by patch, to barriers built out of interlocking blocks that can be added to as needed. — The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019 Oyster reefs, and their eco-cousins of coral, mangroves, seagrass and salt marsh, make food, shelter and overall habitat for entire communities of aquatic life. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida’s oysters in Apalachicola, Cedar Key face climate threats to survival | Special Report," 15 Aug. 2019

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“Mangrove.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mangrove. Accessed 22 November 2019.