China Joins Global Seagrass Monitoring Network
By Matt J. Weiss, August 4, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: News.xinhuanet.com
China has set up a seagrass monitoring station, which will be part of a global network, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The station was co-sponsored by Guangxi Mangrove Research Center (GMRC) and the Seagrass Monitoring Network of the World Seagrass Association (WSA), which provided internationally standardized monitoring equipment.
Seagrass is a shallow saltwater plant that can flower underwater and is found in temperate and tropical ecosystems. There are only 60 species of grass globally...
The station was co-sponsored by Guangxi Mangrove Research Center (GMRC) and the Seagrass Monitoring Network of the World Seagrass Association (WSA), which provided internationally standardized monitoring equipment.
Seagrass is a shallow saltwater plant that can flower underwater and is found in temperate and tropical ecosystems. There are only 60 species of grass globally...
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