Case Study - Malaysia - Declining mangroves of 1% per year - Seedlings planted - Only 30% of transplants survived (8 months) considered successful
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Availability of ZP examined through field experiments, caught an average of 71mg ZP per day, but coral needs 1300mg ZP per day - Not enough
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Coral reefs were degraded long before more recent changes attributed to climate change and disease
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Researchers in China found microplastics trapped in seagrass sediments
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Ecosystem services estimated at US$34,000 per ha
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Seagrass beds have a fundamental role in maintaining populations of commercially exploited fish and invertebrate species by providing one or more of the following: permanent habitat; a nursery; a feeding area; refuge
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Data from the Caribbean found 175 species of epipbionts attached to turtle grass
