After more than 30 years of studying Chesapeake Bay seagrasses, Virginia Institute of Marine Science researcher Dr. Robert Orth is well aware that this vital resource is in serious trouble, beset by a host of ills including excess nutrients, turbid water, and a warming climate.
Now, a new study by Orth and an international group of colleagues reveals what may be the most troublesome finding of all: the seagrass problem is global, yet the public remains largely unaware of its scope and significance.
The study, which appears in the December issue of BioScience, was conducted by Orth and 12 other members of the Global Seagrass Trajectories Working Group, part of a national effort to promote the analysis and synthesis of ecological information.
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