Did you know seagrass absorbs up to 35% more atmospheric carbon dioxide per hectare than tropical rainforests? And did you know these beautiful underwater flowering plants are under threat and disappearing at a rate of 100km2/year? Let Ceri Fielding turn you on to the wonder and importance of seagrass in this blog article, ‘Sexing up seagrass to avert irreversible climate change’.
Since this article was written, Project Seagrass and Swansea University have secured major funding from Sky and WWF, to initiate one of the world’s largest restoration projects, here in Wales. Find out more in these news articles from The Guardian and ITV News and visit the Project Seagrass Facebook page for more updates.
A blog article by Ceri Fielding. Header image by M. San Félix from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030454.g002
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Sexing up seagrass to avert irreversible climate change.
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