Climate-driven disease compromises seagrass health

In an oceanic omen for climate change's intensifying effects, Cornell-led research shows that seagrass—through large swaths of intertidal meadows in the Pacific Northwest—suffers from a lesion-filled wasting disease. The grasses' once-vibrant plant root systems are deteriorating, too. The research was published Nov. 10 in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.

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