: any of various submerged monocotyledonous plants (such as eelgrass, tape grass, and turtle grass) of tropical to temperate usually shallow coastal waters that have narrow grasslike leaves and often form dense underwater meadows
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The project’s website says planners consulted marine experts and created new habitats for fish, including artificial seagrass beds.
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Engineers also relocated fields of endemic seagrass—crucial to the area’s biodiversity—to the Larvotto Marine Protected Area and elsewhere along Monaco’s coastline, making efforts to disturb them as little as possible.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
In three years, this seagrass, which washes up in droves along Denmark’s endless shoreline, will harden and form air pockets like papier-mâché to retain its structure, repel rain, and resist fire and rot.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Their predatory behavior and size can deter prey from over-consuming vital marine vegetation like seagrass, essential for the ecosystem's health.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Engineers also relocated fields of endemic seagrass—crucial to the area’s biodiversity—to the Larvotto Marine Protected Area and elsewhere along Monaco’s coastline, making efforts to disturb them as little as possible.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
In three years, this seagrass, which washes up in droves along Denmark’s endless shoreline, will harden and form air pockets like papier-mâché to retain its structure, repel rain, and resist fire and rot.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Their predatory behavior and size can deter prey from over-consuming vital marine vegetation like seagrass, essential for the ecosystem's health.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Seagrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagrass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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