Home Science Seagrass restoration speeds recovery of ecosystem services

Seagrass restoration speeds recovery of ecosystem services

108

The reintroduction of seagrass into Virginia’s coastal bays is one of the great success stories in marine restoration. Now, a long-term monitoring study shows this success extends far beyond a single plant species, rippling out to engender substantial increases in fish and invertebrate abundance, water clarity, and the trapping of pollution-causing carbon and nitrogen.

Source: ScienceDaily.com