Raking the eel grass
Eelgrass plants form “meadows” on the sea bottom, where many creatures take shelter among the grass-like leaves. Despite its name and appearance, eelgrass (Zostera marina) is neither a seaweed (marine algae) nor a grass. It is a perennial flowering plant that lives in salt water and has dark green, ribbon-like leaves, that are 2-12 mm wide and between 20 and 100 cm long. The dense meadows or beds are sometimes exposed at low tide. Eelgrass forms the basis of a complex food web in estuaries and other sheltered marine areas. |
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