In all of the warming scenarios there were decreases in sea surface density across the globe. However, certain regions experienced greater changes. In Indonesian and West Pacific mangrove regions, the ocean salinity decreased. Fresh water is less dense than salty water so mangrove propagules that float just under the water’s surface might sink faster in this scenario. This “freshening” of the water could be from longer rainy and monsoon seasons that dump rain into the ocean, said Van der Stocken. Regions with large estuaries like the on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers in India are predicted to receive an increasing flood of freshwater from melting Himalayan glaciers, he added., Mangroves are viviparous (bringing forth live young), just like most mammals. Rather than producing dormant resting seeds like most flowering plants, mangroves disperse propagules via water with varying degrees of vivipary or embryonic development while the propagule is attached to the parent tree., Mangroves produce buoyant seeds and fruits (hereafter referred to as “propagules”) (25) that allow for dispersal via ocean currents within and between populations and for biological connectivity when establishment is successful..