: any of various submerged monocotyledonous plants (such as eelgrass, tape grass, and turtle grass) of tropical to temperate usually shallow coastal waters that have narrow grasslike leaves and often form dense underwater meadows
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The island is also known for its dense meadows of water-cleaning Posidonia seagrass, which are among the best preserved in the Mediterranean.
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Last year saw some encouraging recovery of seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon, the epicenter of the 2021 die-off.
—Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Indeed, with half of its land area and 30 percent of its oceans protected, the country’s forests and seagrass meadows currently pull more carbon out of the air than its people emit.
—Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Sea turtles play key roles in marine ecosystems, contributing to the health of seagrass beds and coral reefs, which in turn support a wide array of other marine life.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
Emmett Basket Planter This seagrass basket planter is perfect for a living room or sunroom and ideal for a taller plant, like a fiddle-leaf fig tree.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2024
In the water, pollution continues to kill off seagrass in major estuaries, coral bleaching has pushed offshore reefs to the brink and fish are contaminated with pharmaceuticals.
—Jack Prator, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
As part of the activity, children made seagrass mats to be planted off Plymouth Sound, which will help improve marine health and contribute to blue carbon capture.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Exhibits examine its 2,000-plus shipwrecks, mangroves that act as nurseries for aquatic species, and carbon-sequestering seagrass beds.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Last year saw some encouraging recovery of seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon, the epicenter of the 2021 die-off.
—Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Indeed, with half of its land area and 30 percent of its oceans protected, the country’s forests and seagrass meadows currently pull more carbon out of the air than its people emit.
—Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Sea turtles play key roles in marine ecosystems, contributing to the health of seagrass beds and coral reefs, which in turn support a wide array of other marine life.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
Emmett Basket Planter This seagrass basket planter is perfect for a living room or sunroom and ideal for a taller plant, like a fiddle-leaf fig tree.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2024
In the water, pollution continues to kill off seagrass in major estuaries, coral bleaching has pushed offshore reefs to the brink and fish are contaminated with pharmaceuticals.
—Jack Prator, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
As part of the activity, children made seagrass mats to be planted off Plymouth Sound, which will help improve marine health and contribute to blue carbon capture.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Exhibits examine its 2,000-plus shipwrecks, mangroves that act as nurseries for aquatic species, and carbon-sequestering seagrass beds.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Seagrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagrass. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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