Changing Seas

Seagrasses and Mangroves

Changing Seas examines the important role seagrasses and mangroves play in the ocean’s web of life. Today both are in decline globally, threatening an ecosystem collapse from the bottom of the food chain all the way to the top.

Seagrasses and Mangroves

26m 48s

Changing Seas examines the important role seagrasses and mangroves play in the ocean’s web of life. Today both are in decline globally, threatening an ecosystem collapse from the bottom of the food chain all the way to the top.

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    S2 E203 - 2m 11s

    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.

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