<i>Posidonia australis</i> Bed (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

<i>Posidonia australis</i> Bed

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VIMS professor Robert JJ Orth examines a bed of Posidonia australis seagrass within Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. This species has suffered substantial losses here and elsewhere due to nutrient pollution and industrial development of the coast.

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© S. Manley/VIMS.

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