Seagrasses, Nature’s Water Filter

In many systems, vegetated estuarine habitats such as salt marshes and seagrass beds act as a natural water filtration system—where sediment and nutrient-rich water flows in and cleaner water flows out. Seagrasses are capable of both increasing the pH and concentration of dissolved oxygen in the water overlying the seagrass.

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Seagrasses, Nature’s Water Filter

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