Benefits of sea grasses

5 benefits that seagrasses provide for the marine ecosystem and man:

1-is an essential habitat that offers shelter and food to more than 40,000 fish.
picture:http://katlynbritneylori.edublogs.org/files/2010/05/med_seagrass_beds_pgVI.jpg

2-it filters both harmful toxins and pollutants
picture: www.teachoceanscience.net/images/seagrass_flow_diagram_lge.png

3-seagrass meadows lessen the effects of of harsh currents
picture :http://www.teachoceanscience.net/images/seagrass-aerial1_lge.jpg

4-binds sediment which helps to prevent erosion
picture: http://www.seos-project.eu/modules/coralreefs/images/Ecological%20values.png

5-providing a home to so many fish creates an essential place for fisheries to find fish
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