Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened Date: July 7, 2009 Source: American Institute of Biological Sciences Summary: Extinction looms for amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds ...

Mangrove-dependent animals globally threatened Extinction looms for amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds restricted to declining mangrove forests ...

WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. study indicates more than 40 percent of animals living in mangrove ecosystems around the world are threatened with extinction. Researchers led by David Luther of ...

But more than 40 percent of the land-dwelling animals that live in mangrove forests are now under pressure from habitat loss, concludes an analysis published this week in BioScience.

More information: Stefano Cannicci et al, A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021). DOI ...

Mangrove trees can be replanted but the local invertebrate fauna needs to naturally recruit the newly replanted sites. Without faunal recruitment, mangrove will not be able to develop, due to the ...

Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal in West Africa, along with the livelihoods of the local people, as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it ...

Mangrove ecosystems provide homes for animals like birds, crabs, and fish.Many fish spend part of their life cycle in mangroves, says Dan Friess, professor at Tulane University in New Orleans and ...

Mangroves are home to a huge amount of plants and animals species. Their destruction causes an ecological imbalance. Photo courtesy of the Save Tajamar Mangrove Group.

Mangrove leaf slugs have seven to nine sharp teeth, which they use to puncture algal cells to then suck out the good stuff inside. That includes chloroplasts, the cellular structures plants use to ...

Experts say the area will be enriched with a mangrove fauna and turtle breeding. Described as a loss for tourism, but gain for conservation, the sea erosion at Devbagh beach has left the state ...

And some animals here like the mangroves. When Texas Parks and Wildlife researchers used nets to collect species in the bays along the central coast, they found that spotted seatrout and brown and ...