Australia’s seagrass meadows under pressure as climate change turns up the heat
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Sharon Guynup
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MongabayAustralia’s seagrass meadows under pressure as climate change turns up the heatmongabay.comAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef is renowned for its coral, but far less so for its expansive seagrass meadows. “People don’t dive on them, don’t snorkel on them, and don’t go rock pooling on them,” said Emma Jackson, director of the Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre (CMERC) at Central Queensland University. She’s a self-confessed seagrass nerd. […]
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