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Seagrass Meadows – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Seagrass Meadows Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading non-profit oceanographic research organization Our mission is to explore and understand the ocean and to educate scientists, students, decision-makers, and the public
Coastal Restoration Blue Carbon - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Coastal ecosystems also capture and store massive amounts of carbon in both plants and sediments for centuries or longer Together, the plants and soils in tidal salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests sequester roughly ten times more carbon per unit area than terrestrial ecosystems
Coastal Ecosystems - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The narrow region where land and ocean meet is among the most dynamic and complex collection of physical and biological systems on Earth These can include seagrass meadows, salt marshes, mangroves, wetlands, estuaries, reefs, and bays often linked in an intricate network of physical, chemical, and biological interchanges above and below the water They are often highly productive, highly
Ocean Plants - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean plants are critical to marine life—they are an important food source, they provide oxygen to surrounding marine life, and they supply refuge and nursery grounds
New Tsunami Education Web Site Developed by Oceanographers Meadows, who shares his own tale of survival from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the site, serves as NOAA’s first environmental hazards representative on the new U S government Civilian Response Corps
Are Sea Squirts Crowding Out Scallops? - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . . The thick, waving meadows of eelgrass provide crucial nurseries for sea life, and are a prime habitat for prized shellfish—bay scallops Carman, a researcher at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, found sea squirts coating eelgrass in Sengekontacket Pond and Lake Tashmoo on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass
Know Your Ocean - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Know Your Ocean The ocean covers more than 2 3 of Earth's surface and is a fundamental reason why life exists on Earth-but much of it remains unexplored and under-appreciated Coastal Ocean The sliver of ocean less than 200 meters (650 feet) deep near land accounts for just 7 percent of…