Driving down Highway 56 on your way to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Cocodrie, you notice a truck on the side of the road with a LSU sticker. It looks like the truck belongs to scientists, who are mapping black mangrove distribution. From what you learned in this class, you think you know why. Which of the following might be true of the scientist's intentions in mapping the black mangrove? ____
a. Black mangroves are a vector for several devastating plant diseases.
b. Black mangroves are an endangered species along the Gulf coast, and are extremely rare.
c. Black mangroves are an invasive species, and there are programs for their eradication.
d. Because of their sensitivity to weather, black mangroves may be a good indicator species for climate change.