Below the sea's surface, 4,000 square kilometers of seagrass meadows sway. That's equivalent to 226 AFL footy fields. The Shark Bay Heritage Area is home to 12 of the world's 72 seagrass species.

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies.

Seagrass meadows promote biodiversity, contribute to coastal protection by attenuating waves and improve water quality. They are also highly effective at storing carbon dioxide (CO₂), as the ...

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave intensifies.Authors Sina Pinter PhD ...

She said during the field trip, participants would be taught the important role seagrass meadows played in keeping our oceans healthy and providing a home for all kinds of marine life. She ...

After two unsuccessful attempts to find seagrass in this group of islands, he questioned whether the shadowy blotches were meadows of the ... floating in the shallow bay had caught his eye.

They form extensive underwater meadows, creating complex, highly productive and biologically rich habitats. Covering only 0.1% of the ocean floor, these seagrass meadows provide food and shelter ...

Shutting out the light: Algae attach themselves to the leaves of seagrass plants ... like Studland Bay - seahorses," he told the BBC. There is also evidence that these meadows are important ...

Large herbivores, like the green sea turtle and Florida manatee, frequently feed on Johnson's seagrass leaves. Seagrass meadows, though often overlooked, provide an important link to the many ...

Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects ...

Essential to the ocean ecosystem, seagrass meadows not only provide sanctuary ... to preserving the seagrass-filled marsh of the Bay of Cádiz near his restaurant. He’s also researching the ...