A unified scientific approach has been called for to help protect one of the most threatened ecosystems on earth. LAURA BRIGGS learns more about the unique ecosystem known as seagrass beds
… the little-known and disappearing ecosystem: seagrass ‘meadows' LAURA BRIGGS | 21st November 2016 News Seagrass Conservartion Marine Pollution Marine Protection Areas (MPA) Oceans seagrass beds.jpg A unified scientific …
After decades of work, A$200 million in taxpayer funding and even more from farmers' pockets, Australia has a good news story to tell about the Great Barrier Reef. But as John Brodie reveals, all that is now at risk from vast dredging operations.
… severe effects on inshore coral reefs and seagrass meadows - which provide shelter and … the sunlight needed for healthy coral and seagrass growth. Federal Environment Minister … the reef, while we have also seen declining seagrass health and dugong numbers . I was the …
Australia's rainforest state, Queensland, is destroying well over 100,000 hectares of native vegetation a year, and rising, write Martine Maron, Bill Laurance & colleagues, including 'at risk' habitats and Koala bear forests. This is more than reversing the entire nation's eco-restoration programs and pushing endangered species ever closer to extinction.
… quality in the reef's lagoon, which threatens seagrass, coral reefs, and other marine … Great Barrier Reef's lagoon, which threatens seagrass, coral reefs, and other marine …