Tipoffs for Cape Girardeau, Missouri (State) Newsletter for Sunday December 12, 2021 ( 1 items ) |
Cornell: Climate-Driven Disease Compromises Seagrass Health
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news:
By Blaine Friedlander
In an oceanic omen for climate change's intensifying effects, Cornell-led research shows that seagrass - through large swaths of intertidal meadows in the Pacific Northwest - suffers from a lesion-filled wasting disease. The grasses' once-vibrant plant root systems are deteriorating, too.
The research was published Nov. 10 in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
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