First-of-its-kind freshwater mangroves discovered in Brazil’s Amazon Delta

On an expedition in the Amazon River Delta, researchers found mangroves growing in water with little to no salinity and overlapping with freshwater forested wetlands — a phenomenon never before documented in deltas or coastal mangroves anywhere else in the world. Mangroves are hardy trees and shrubs that have adapted to live primarily in saltwater … Continue reading First-of-its-kind freshwater mangroves discovered in Brazil’s Amazon Delta