As mangroves expand on the Texas coast, they may be displacing marshes that are used by endangered whooping cranes. I discuss this ecosystem shift in the Houston Chronicle article linked here.
A whooping crane foraging near a newly-recruited mangrove tree (photo credit Dr. Lee Smee).
The research mentioned in this article is supported by grants from Texas Sea Grant and NASA.
The research mentioned in this article is supported by grants from Texas Sea Grant and NASA.
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