How El Niño and La Niña Climate Swings Threaten Mangroves Worldwide

How El Niño and La Niña climate swings threaten mangroves worldwide

A new international study led by researchers at Tulane University shows that the El Niño and La Niña climate patterns affect nearly half of the world's mangrove forests, underscoring the vulnerability of these vital coastal ecosystems to climatic shifts. Mangroves are shrubs or trees that grow in dense thickets mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.

Extreme climate events can transform mangroves from carbon sinks to sources -report « Carbon Pulse

Short-term sea-level changes driven by climatic oscillations such as El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can trigger widespread mangrove dieback and reverse their role as carbon sinks, a study released Friday has found.

A new international study led by researchers from the University of Tulane shows that climate models in El Niño and La Niña affect almost half of the world's mangrove forests, highlighting the vulnerability of these vital coastal ecosystems to climate change. Mangroves are shrubs or trees that grow in [...]