Changing Seas

Seagrasses and Mangroves (2x3)

Data di messa in onda: Giu 15, 2010

They are an ancient species of flowering plants that grow submerged in all of the world’s oceans. Seagrasses link offshore coral reefs with coastal mangrove forests. Today, these prairies of the sea, along with mangroves, are declining globally. Scientists fear the diminishing vegetation could result in an ecosystem collapse from the bottom of the food chain all the way to the top.