Rising Sea Levels Could Accelerate Florida Bay Mangrove Loss
(WorldNews Environment)

Florida has lost much of the mangrove forests that once bordered its coasts and estuaries to development and sea-level rise. Current rates of sea-level rise combined with increasing climate variability could accelerate the loss of mangrove-lined coastlines, according to new USGS research published in the journal Nature Communications. These findings will help resource managers understand whether mangrove-forested islands and shorelines can be maintained as the climate changes and sea levels rise and how water management may help mitigate these changes. USGS scientists Christopher Bernhardt, James Murray, Bethany Stackhouse and Terry McCloskey collect a piston core on Bob Allen Key in Florida...