Two decades of global satellite observations reveal enhanced greening in mangrove forests relative to adjacent evergreen forests, which highlights important differences in the response of coastal and terrestrial ecosystems to climate change.
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Chen, Y., Kirwan, M.L. Rapid greening in mangroves. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 186–187 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02247-x
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