I did a thing: I published my first PhD paper! The official version is here. Too long? Here’s my short take: We wanted to know if we can use mangrove forests for coastal flood protection. So we measured how strong mangrove trees are and if storms can break them. We need more dikes but they’re […]
Figuring out how to figure it out: Can we make large enough mangrove forests?
A few weeks ago I attended the NWO Life 2021 online conference. I did a presentation on our work where we are trying to figure out how use nature-based flood defence in the world’s largest urban delta. Ultimately, we want to see if we can put mangroves there to protect the coastline. We want to […]
The early life of little mangroves
Dreaming of the days when I could still do fieldwork, I find myself making up stories about mangroves seedlings bravely trying to establish in a brutal world. The early life of Kandelia obovata trees starts out quite fun. At least, I think so. The Kandelia seeds germinate when they’re still on their parent tree, so […]
The ten most popular mangrove species
There are over 70 true mangrove species in the world, but I have read a lot more about some than others. I was curious if that’s because I’m focusing mainly on species common in the Pearl River Delta (south China), or because some species just get more attention than others. So I thought, let’s figure […]
What I’m learning about mangrove forests
Photo by Maxwell Ridgeway on Unsplash I’ve been wanting to write about my new research topic for a while, but it turns out it’s surprisingly hard! I didn’t want to just rehash Wikipedia. Anyway, today I want to give it a try. So dear reader, please let me introduce you to the wonderful world of […]