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Catherine Lovelock, Professor of Biology, The University of Queensland

The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate

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Mangroves are perplexing plants.

They breathe through their roots, appear to stand on stilts and grow best in hot, salty seawater drawn in and out by the tide.

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