Samantha Chapman is an associate professor of biology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/samantha-chapman/rss en Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Change Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Samantha Chapman https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/13/how-one-vital-coastal-ecosystem-is-expanding-with-climate-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/13/how-one-vital-coastal-ecosystem-is-expanding-with-climate-change Tropical coastal mangroves are increasingly found in the world’s temperate zones. Samantha Chapman, a biologist at Villanova University, explains how her research has documented their dramatic growth into Florida’s salt marsh turf and why that raises questions about the future of coastlines.