Sentences with phrase «seagrass beds healthy»

«These tiny animals, by going about their daily business of grazing, are integral to keeping healthy seagrass beds healthy.»

«Our results provide convincing field evidence that grazing by small animals can be just as important as good water quality in preventing nuisance algae blooms and keeping seagrass beds healthy.»

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Due to the intact connectivity of the extensive seagrass beds, desnse mangrove forests, and robust coral reefs, the remoteness of the area, and the history of protection from coastal development, the Gardens of the Queen represents a «baseline» for a nearly pristine Caribbean marine ecosystem; an ecosystem that includes healthy populations of apex predators like sharks and groupers, important grazers like Rainbow parrotfish and long - spine sea urchins, and recovering endangered species like elkhorn coral and hawksbill sea turtles.

It is a combination of healthy coral reef (both fringing reef and patch corals), expansive backreef flats, large lagoon systems, seagrass beds, and extensive mangrove forest.