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Mangroves die-off in Queensland’s Gulf Country and Limmen Bight ‘may be due to warmer oceans’

Posted on June 10, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

PHOTO: Mangroves along the coast of Karumba have turned a ghostly white. (Supplied: James Cook University) RELATED STORY: Next term of government will seal Great Barrier Reef’s fate, report warns RELATED STORY: Rising above: Darwin’s iconic mangroves fight sea level threat MAP: Karumba 4891 Warmer … Continue reading →

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Indonesia’s vast mangroves – blue carbon treasure worth saving

Posted on March 31, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

Which of the world’s great forests store the most carbon per hectare? The dense tropical rainforests of the Amazon, Borneo, the Congo or Papua New Guinea? The vast northern forests of Canada and Siberia, or the towering mountain ash forests … Continue reading →

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