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Mangrove roots help to build the peat underlying mangrove islands and protect against erosion.
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Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

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Dr. Candy Feller is framed by the roots of a mangrove tree on Panama’s Pacific coast.
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Dr. Candy Feller with Mangrove Roots

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Anne Chamberlain and Marc Frischer stride through a mangrove pond at Twin Cays, Belize.
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Knee Deep in Mangrove Mud

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This is the most common songbird in the mangroves of the Caribbean’s Mangal Cay.
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Mangrove Yellow Warbler

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

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West Indian Manatee
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West Indian Manatee Portrait

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Dr. Ilka C. “Candy” Feller studies mangroves in the small streams of Panama.
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Dr. Candy Feller Explores Mangroves

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Mangroves on the edge of the water.
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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

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Mangroves are being decimated by human development, like this shrimp farm in Belize.
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Former Mangrove Forest

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Location of Smithsonian Field Stations

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Atmospheric carbon is captured by coastal mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes at a rate five times faster than tropical forests.
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Blue Carbon

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And in Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center examine the influences of climate change, excess nutrients, and surrounding habitats on mangroves
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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