Scientists Use Fossils to Assess the Health of Florida's Largest Remaining Seagrass Bed

Scientists use fossils to assess the health of Florida's largest remaining seagrass bed: Surprisingly, it's doing well!

A new study shows that seagrass ecosystems along the northern half of Florida's Gulf Coast have remained relatively healthy and undisturbed for the last several thousand years.

Scientists use fossils to assess the health of Florida's largest remaining seagrass bed

The seagrass is greener along Florida's Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series shows that seagrass ecosystems along the northern half of Florida's Gulf Coast have remained relatively healthy and undisturbed for the last several thousand years.

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