Close up of mats (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Close up of mats

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When conditions are calm, the mats can grow up to an inch in thickness. During storms, the mats get swept away, providing a mechanism to export the produced biomass to the surrounding ocean, where it can serve as food for organisms.

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Photo credit: Dr. Roy Price, Stony Brook University

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