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Fungi Help Mangroves Grow and Protect Coastlines

Fungi Help Mangroves Grow and Protect Coastlines

What they found

Mangroves partner with microscopic fungi that boost growth, stress tolerance and carbon trapping.

Mangroves partner with microscopic fungi that boost growth, stress tolerance and carbon trapping.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Vegetos

Vegetos

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Mangrove’s Secret Weapon

Mangrove’s Secret Weapon

Scientists discovered that mangroves team up with microscopic fungi, boosting their growth and helping them weather stress. This partnership acts like nature's coastal defender, trapping more carbon and stabilizing shorelines, and could be key to protecting our coasts and combating rising seas.

Scientists discovered that mangroves team up with microscopic fungi, boosting their growth and helping them weather stress. This partnership acts like nature's coastal defender, trapping more carbon and stabilizing shorelines, and could be key to protecting our coasts and combating rising seas.

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