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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - Mangroves: The Most Fragile Forest Ecosystem (PDF). Oct 17, 2026
Thoroughly revised Top Questions and added a map of global mangrove distribution. May 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Mangrove forests. Apr 23, 2026
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Assessing the effectiveness of mangrove rehabilitation using above-ground biomass and structural diversity. Oct 03, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mangrove Ecosystems as Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistance Genes: A Narrative Review. Aug 21, 2025
Revised opening paragraph and mentioned that they are keystone species. Noted critically endangered species and added top questions. Jul 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Independent - Mangroves: The plant that sequesters more CO2 than rainforests. May 13, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Florida - IFAS Extesion - Mangroves. Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - Mangroves: The Most Fragile Forest Ecosystem (PDF). Dec 29, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mangrove Ecosystems as Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistance Genes: A Narrative Review. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - What's a Mangrove? And How Does It Work? May 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Ocean - Mangrove. Feb 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Florida Museum - South Florida Aquatic Environments - Mangrove. Sep 10, 2022
Corrected display issue. Feb 28, 2019
Add new Web site: Kidcyber - Mangroves. Feb 07, 2019
Added photo of mangrove propagules. Jan 20, 2017
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Mangroves: The Roots of the Sea. Dec 29, 2016
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biscayne National Park - Mangrove. Dec 29, 2016
Added information on ecological importance. Aug 16, 2016
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Mangroves trees and shrubs. Mar 05, 2013
Taxonomy updated. Mar 10, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jun 19, 2008
Added new Web site: Earth Island Institute - Mangrove Action Project. Jul 04, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 23, 1999
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