Emily Dangremond (@drdanger.bsky.social)

After a freeze in N Florida, mangrove recovery mimicked fertilized plant growth, leading to the hypothesis that frozen green leaves acted as nutrient sources. Support for this hypothesis in our latest paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1... in Estuaries and Coasts

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Frozen Green Leaves as Potential Nutrient Subsidies in North American Mangrove Ecosystems - Estuaries and Coasts Avicennia germinans, the black mangrove, has shifted its range limit northward, and increased in abundance in the Southeastern United States. In January 2018, a 3-day freeze event caused substantial d... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-024-01457-1?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20241130&utm_content=10.1007%2Fs12237-024-01457-1