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Documents summarizing current research on mangrove ecosystems, written to help minimize environmental impacts when oil spills threaten them.

Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations
(Document format: PDF , size: 4.2M)
A 2002 report summarizing current research on mangrove ecosystems, written to help minimize environmental impacts in mangroves when oil spills threaten them.

Recovery of Mangrove Habitats at the Vesta Bella Oil Spill Site
(Document format: PDF , size: 4.0M)
A 1994 report describing the spill cleanup on St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands) after the barge Vesta Bella sank about 30 miles southeast of Barbuda, Trinidad, oiling beaches and mangroves on St. John and Puerto Rico.

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