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• by Artman40

  Freshwater algae or kelp?

  Posted August 18, 2014 10:10 AM

• by tombell scientist, translator

  Seagrass on mudfalts in Tomales Bay near Pt. Reyes

  Posted August 18, 2014 9:37 PM

• by tombell scientist, translator

  Here is a recent paper my colleague published on these seagrasses, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-1846.1

  Posted August 18, 2014 9:37 PM

• by Artman40

  Very interesting. How important is seagrass compared to kelp?

  Posted August 18, 2014 9:59 PM

• by jebyrnes scientist

  They serve very different and in many ways complementary functions for coastal ecosystems. Amazing that we can see them from space!

  Posted August 18, 2014 10:58 PM

• by jebyrnes scientist

  #seagrass

  Posted August 18, 2014 10:58 PM

• by jebyrnes scientist

  They are also in decline across much of the globe - see Waycott et al. 2009 PNAS http://www.pnas.org/content/106/30/12377.full

  Posted August 18, 2014 11:00 PM

• by elizabeth_s

  Oh thanks. sea grass how interesting. That helps

  Posted August 19, 2014 10:30 AM