The Great Barrier Reef’s Secret Climate Change Weapon Is This Switzerland-Sized Meadow of Seagrass
Tourists frequently flock to Lizard Island, off the northeastern coast of Australia, to marvel the Great Barrier Reef. Among the dugongs, sea turtles, and jewel-toned corals, though, there’s another organism that doesn’t get nearly as much credit as it deserves: seagrass. In fact, a team of Australian scientists has discovered that seagrasses of the Great…