«Forever» in numbers is actually 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) making it the biggest area of coastal mangrove forest in the world. (thetravelmagazine.net)
He cited the example of maintaining coastal mangrove forests as a buffer against flooding. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
(12/30/2013) A decline in the frequency of extreme cold weather in Florida has allowed coastal mangrove forests to expand northward, finds a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (news.mongabay.com)