This Mediterranean seagrass filters plastic waste — but it’s also under threat

Mongabay
Feb 4, 2021, 11:44 pm202 ptsTrending
Underwater meadows of a seagrass endemic to the Mediterranean appear to trap some plastic debris that would otherwise drift out into the open ocean and pollute the bottom of the sea, a recent study has found. The seagrass Posidonia oceanica forms lush, extensive meadows in the Mediterranean’s temperate waters…

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This Mediterranean seagrass filters plastic waste — but it’s also under threat

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