Propagule is the name given to the "live" young of mangroves. These reproductive structures are ready to go and do not have the dormancy that we associate with the seeds of "regular" plants. This lack of dormancy Is thought to…
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Propagule is the name given to the "live" young of mangroves. These reproductive structures are ready to go and do not have the dormancy that we associate with the seeds of "regular" plants. This lack of dormancy Is thought to…
Piles and piles of mangrove propagules are mounded up on the mosquito control dikes at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and elsewhere. Propagules are the "live young" of mangroves. They are not seeds because they are not dormant. They…
Never have I seen the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area so waterlogged. Even the "high & dry" scrubby pine flatwoods were inundated. Indian River Mosquito Control District Director Doug Carlson, pictured below in the ORCA parking lot, led the walk to…