Rafael Medina, Spanien
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Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813
Posidonia oceanica, like all other seagrasses, plays an important role in the sea. Not only are they extremely productive, but they are also a nursery, hunting ground and food source for a variety of animals.
Small animals such as fish, pipefish, seahorses and a whole range of other species use seagrasses as an effective hiding place against predators and spend their first time in the protection of these grasses.
For manatees, dugongs and turtles, seagrass provides them with food.The predators of the seas, in turn, know that seagrass meadows are a hunting ground for rich prey.
These reasons suggest that seagrass meadows, like mangrove forests, require priority protection by humans.
One thing should be clear: if the sea dies, so does the earth!
Synonymised names
Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig, 1805 · unaccepted
Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (synonym)
Posidonia oceanica, like all other seagrasses, plays an important role in the sea. Not only are they extremely productive, but they are also a nursery, hunting ground and food source for a variety of animals.
Small animals such as fish, pipefish, seahorses and a whole range of other species use seagrasses as an effective hiding place against predators and spend their first time in the protection of these grasses.
For manatees, dugongs and turtles, seagrass provides them with food.The predators of the seas, in turn, know that seagrass meadows are a hunting ground for rich prey.
These reasons suggest that seagrass meadows, like mangrove forests, require priority protection by humans.
One thing should be clear: if the sea dies, so does the earth!
Synonymised names
Posidonia caulinii K.D.Koenig, 1805 · unaccepted
Zostera oceanica Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (synonym)
