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Coastal News Today | USA - After a Hurricane, Coastal Systems Draw a Line in the Sand

"A recent publication in Science Advances determined that nature can’t have it both ways; regardless of location, latitude, climate, or conditions, there’s always a trade-off between resistance and resilience when it comes to hurricanes." ....

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Climate Surprise: Warming Planet Helps Florida Mangroves Conquer Oysters in the Mosquito Lagoon


Mangroves are overtaking oysters in Mosquito Lagoon with the help of the planet s warming temperatures.
Within a coastal refuge of tiny islands and sea water saltier than the ocean is a climate battle among natural Florida’s titans.
It’s happening in Central Florida’s remote and alluring Mosquito Lagoon, which nearly abuts Kennedy Space Center launch pads at the Atlantic Ocean.
Reigning guardians of the lagoon are oysters. They assemble in fortresses of low mounds, or reefs that appear above water at low tide. Their closely clustered shells suggest an invincible bristle of daggers and shields.
Invaders of Mosquito Lagoon are mangroves. Leafy and leggy, they are the only tree species fond of saltwater. Mangroves expand their turf by launching hordes of floating invaders that are sort of like elongated seeds and are called propagules. ....

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