Mangroves and seagrass meadows are important habitats from marine life. These habitats act as nurseries for many different species providing protection for juvenile stages. Besides the role these habitats play for marine life, they are important for the environment as a whole. Mangroves and seagrass meadows play a key role when talking about climate change. These habitats can capture a ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it. However, these habitats are declining by 2-7% annually due to coastal development.
Fun Facts
- Mangrove soils do not have a maximum storage capacity allowing for continuous storage of carbon.
- Seagrass meadows accounts for 11% of the ocean’s total carbon storage.
- For each hectare of seagrass meadows, twice the amount of CO2 is held compared to rainforest.
- 1 m2 of seagrass produces 10L of oxygen per day.
Yesterday's post. Did not get a chance to write last night because I was working on my research project to prepare for my advisor meeting the following day. We had to have draft figures from the data we have collected thus far.
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