· @glennmagusharvey
27 followers · 155 posts · Server scicomm.xyzA #seagrass bed spanning 359 ha (887 ac) was found during a survey of #StAustellBay off the coast of #Cornwall, #England. It's one of the largest known seagrass beds in the #UK.
As the article notes, seagrass beds have #CarbonSequestration and #biodiversity benefits and were historically present off the UK's coasts before the #IndustrialRevolution.
#BlueCarbon #CornwallWildlifeTrust #CarbonMapping
More about the surveying project: https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/g7
#carbonmapping #cornwallwildlifetrust #BlueCarbon #industrialrevolution #biodiversity #carbonsequestration #uk #england #cornwall #staustellbay #seagrass
Jonathan Wright · @Jon6705
457 followers · 6619 posts · Server mastodon.world
Underwater meadow of largest seagrass bed in the UK found off Cornish coast
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/monday-underwater-meadow-largest-seagrass-8348937
#StAustellBay #Cornwall #CornwallWildlifeTrust #CWT #TheWildlifeTrusts #Coast #Seagrass #CarbonSink #BlueCarbon
#staustellbay #cornwall #cornwallwildlifetrust #cwt #thewildlifetrusts #coast #seagrass #CarbonSink #bluecarbon