Mangrove Tree Offspring Travel Through Water Currents. How will Changing Ocean Densities Alter this Process?

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By By Hannah LossJul 19, 2022, 9:00 am356 pts
These ‘walking trees’ depend on ocean currents to carry their floating progeny to new lands, but a new study finds fresher seawater might prevent seeds from floating far. By Hannah Loss The pods were everywhere. Thousands of mangrove propagules, or germinated seeds, had washed up along shorelines in Corpus…

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