Florida's Mangroves: A Slightly Salty History

They rise, limbs interlocked like a mighty phalanx engaged in a slow northward march along Florida's coast. Collectively, they are battered and diminished after a century-long struggle. Yet, dutiful and resilient, they stand strong against hurricanes and storm surge, as well as their deadliest foe, the dreaded South Florida real estate developer. They are mangroves-a truly remarkable and underappreciated form of plant life. Mangroves are nursery to dozens of species of commercially harveste...