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Seagrasses store more carbon than forests.

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Seagrasses store more carbon than forests.

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In the oceans of the world is one of the largest stores of carbon, according to a new study.

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In seagrass calls are stored close to 20 billion metric tons of carbon, although these ecosystems occupy only 0.2% of land area

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Seagrasses contain more than twice as much carbon per square km of forests.

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Seagrasses are underwater grassy areas adapted to saline environments. Plants, which can be of various species, as Thalassius and posidonias, are generally found in shallow areas because they must receive light for photosynthesis

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Something remarkable is that seagrass meadows can be restored to kidnap or capture carbon very quickly and effectively,»

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The figure is more than double the average storage capacity of forests, close to 30,000 metric tons per square kilometer

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Almost a third of the global seagrass have been lost due to degradation in water quality, dredging and coastal construction projects