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

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