In a first-of-its-kind initiative along the Navi Mumbai coastline, the plantation of a rare mangrove species—Rhizophora mucronata—has proven to be a resounding success. “The species, known for its ...

Navi Mumbai: In a pioneering initiative along the Navi Mumbai coastline, the plantation of a rare mangrove species — Rhizophora mucronata, known for its distinctive top-flowing roots — has proven to ...

Propagules of the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata, a species which is very widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, possess near-seawater densities. Mangrove propagules are transported by riverine, ...

In collaboration with researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, a University of Maryland (UMD) postdoctoral researcher recently co-published a large-scale study examining the genetic diversity of ...

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The mangrove species flowers after a 100 years of extinction Abu Dhabi: After being extinct for 100 years, the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata is once again growing successfully in UAE waters.

Panaji: Around 500 mangrove propagules of Rhizophora mucronata species (the red mangrove) were planted along the Zuari river bank at Bondebhat, Sancoale, under the initiative ‘Come let’s Man-Groove’.

CHENNAI: In one of the biggest campaigns aimed at fortifying Tamil Nadu’s largest mangrove region, the state forest department has restored and planted mangroves across 2,057 hectares in the Muthupet ...