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seagrass
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Noun1.seagrass - any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow bedsseagrass - any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds; "seagrass provides a protective environment in which young fish can develop"
seaweed - plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae


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A study by a Conservation International scientist revealed that plants in salt marshes, along with mangrove trees and seagrasses, are "extremely efficient" at locking carbon into the sediment beneath them, where it can remain for centuries.
Ranging in size from 3-inch fingerlings to 14-inch sexually mature fish, black mullet and silver mullet alike move toward warmer water more conducive to the growth of seagrasses, surface algae and other aqueous plant life the herbivorous mullet need to survive.
Byline: ANI Washington, June 30 (ANI): An international team of scientists has warned that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems, with 58 percent of world's seagrass meadows currently declining.
 
 
 
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