Development, pollution and dredging threaten seagrass more than climate change | Freelance Science Writer

Development, pollution and dredging threaten seagrass more than climate change

Environmental Research Web, 27 April 2012
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Seagrass: it might not sound very exciting, but according to experts these extensive marine flowering plants form the basis of one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. In recent decades seagrass habitats have come under threat, from anthropogenic activities and climate change, and currently there is little consensus about which threats are causing the greatest damage. Now a study has pooled knowledge to create a resource to inform management of this valuable natural habitat.

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