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Valentí Rull1

  • 1Botanic Institute of Barcelona, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Pg. Migdia s/n, 08038 Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ICTA-ICP Bld., C. Columnes s/n, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain.

The Science of the Total Environment
|May 5, 2023
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Caribbean mangrove ecosystems, vital for biodiversity and climate mitigation, originated 50 million years ago. Paleoecological studies reveal their evolutionary history and threats from human activity, necessitating urgent conservation efforts.

Keywords:
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