seagrass - underwater plant, marine life, coastal habitat, ocean floor, aquatic environment, underwater meadow

fisheries conservation estuary sedimentation wetland feeding aquatic carbon shallow meadow sediment shelter diversity biodiversity ocean submerged stabilizing protection grazing roots marine seafloor restoration seagrass habitat sequestering vegetation bioindicator plants productivity wildlife brackish species environment ecosystem benthic underwater photosynthesis coastal adaptation sink nursery oxygen flora climate nutrient resilience algae ai generated