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Mangroves declining in Northern Australia

 ▶ Mangroves are declining to the north of Australia. Mangroves northern | habitat stories news.| declining of die-off to mangrove lost water australian ◀ | When you visit a mangrove you immediately get that stinky smell. It is no pleasure to walk out to the ocean to paddle your feet. Why should you worry if some mangroves are lost?  This would mean losing useful habitat for many  creatures.    ||| mangroves it declining mangrove in habitat die-off northern to australia is or declining mangroves of | Your dinner plate would be lighter with the loss of barramundi, mud crabs, banana prawns and red snapper. This is happening in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the northerly part of Queensland and the Northern Territory. The damage was caused by El Niño changing the direction of prevailing winds.  Sea levels fell which left the mudflats high and dry. There was a also a shortage of natural water due to a drought.     ||| northern as Mangroves it go d...