Human-created noise pollution is altering seagrass beds on a cellular level and causing them to uproot themselves. This could have dire effects on marine ecosystem health, water quality, shoreline stabilization and the climate crisis.
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants that grow in marine environments. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, seagrasses have dotted our ocean for at least 70 million years. Today, there are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses, and they are found in undersea meadows along the shores of every continent except Antarctica, reported The Blue Carbon Initiative.
The above-ground grassy plant provides critical habitats and food for fisheries, sea turtles, manatees and other marine animals. They also filter sediment and runoff from land, thereby improving water quality.
Human Noise Pollution Is Causing Seagrass Beds to Uproot Themselves - EcoWatch
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants that grow in marine environments. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, seagrasses have dotted our ocean for at least 70 million years. Today, there are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses, and they are found in undersea meadows along the shores of every continent except Antarctica, reported The Blue Carbon Initiative.
The above-ground grassy plant provides critical habitats and food for fisheries, sea turtles, manatees and other marine animals. They also filter sediment and runoff from land, thereby improving water quality.
Human Noise Pollution Is Causing Seagrass Beds to Uproot Themselves - EcoWatch