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Vegetation Structure Of Mangrove Ecosystems In Panama, Christopher L. Arrington, Cole Gandee, Spencer R. Parkinson
Vegetation Structure Of Mangrove Ecosystems In Panama, Christopher L. Arrington, Cole Gandee, Spencer R. Parkinson
Rice Rivers Center Research Symposium
Mangroves provide important habitat for terrestrial and marine wildlife. They buffer shorelines from flooding and sequester excess nutrients and pollutants in runoff before reaching rivers and oceans. Mangroves provide a wintering habitat for migratory bird species. These habitats are being rapidly lost to coastal development. This research focused on assessing the vegetation structure of mangrove ecosystems in Panama.