Seagrass Meadows - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Aug 5, 2025 · Seagrass meadows are plants adapted to live a completely submerged life in the salty shallows.
Ocean Plants - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Aug 5, 2025 · 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.
Seagrass – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Seagrass 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 …
The 10,000-foot view - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jun 27, 2024 · Whether it’s an algae-carpeted intertidal zone or a tropical mangrove, a waving seagrass meadow or a fecund salt marsh, plants and seaweed are the engines of coastal …
Ocean Encounters: Jellies - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The surprising role of gelatinous creatures in ocean and human health. Jellyfish and other ocean “jellies” may be best known for their painful stings, but they play an important role in …
Tracking dispersal of baby fish for better reef conservation
Apr 21, 2022 · WITH MARINE ECOSYSTEMS FACING ENORMOUS THREATS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND OVERFISHING, understanding the littlest things can help to inform …
Put the D-tag on the Manatee - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
Oct 11, 2007 · With its warm temperature and lush seagrass beds, Lemon Bay is also populated by manatees. To catch a manatee This August and September, it was the job of Florida Fish …
Excess Nutrients Lead to Dramatic Ecosystem Changes in Cape …
Feb 21, 2023 · Woods Hole, Mass. — When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research …
Coastal Restoration & Blue Carbon - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
Aug 5, 2025 · 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 …
Did you know: Where does all the carbon go?
Blue carbon refers to carbon taken up by coastal ecosystems, including seagrass meadows, mangroves, and salt marshes. These plants store some carbon in their roots. But these …