Factoid/2018/07/19
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Severe Storms Can Turn Mangroves to Mudflats
- "In a southwestern section of Everglades National Park, hurricanes may have contributed to the conversion of mangrove forests to lower-elevation mudflats. The mangrove forests offer some protection from storm surge and can provide habitat stability. Long-term transformation to mudflats would have serious effects on the ability of coastal wetlands to persist against hurricanes and rising sea levels." - Excerpt from Ecological Society of America.
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