Landsat Research Reveals a Change in Mangrove Trends
Expansion and recovery both contributed to the gain.
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In this lesson: Link the observation period to mechanisms of recovery.
Grammar in this story: A reversal in a trend
gave way to
Gave way to means losses were followed by expansion in the global trend.
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Explain how the trend changed and why that does not mean losses ended everywhere.
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Global mangrove losses were followed by expansion around 2010. New growth and recovery contributed, but the text says losses continued in some regions.
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