Seagrasses are remarkable plants that have adapted to live in a marine environment. They form extensive meadows found globally that bioengineer their local environments and preserve the coastal seascape. With the increasing realization of the planetary emergency that we face, there is growing interest in using seagrasses as a nature-based solution for greenhouse gas mitigation. However, seagrass sensitivity to stressors is acute, and in many places, the risk of loss and degradation persists. If the ecological state of seagrasses remains compromised, then their ability to contribute to nature-based solutions for the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis remains in doubt. We examine the major ecological role that seagrasses play and how rethinking their conservation is critical to understanding their part in fighting our planetary emergency.

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海草保护的全球作用

海草是已经适应生活在海洋环境中的非凡植物。它们形成了在全球范围内发现的广阔草地，可以对当地环境进行生物工程并保护沿海海景。随着人们越来越意识到我们面临的地球紧急情况，人们越来越有兴趣将海草作为一种基于自然的温室气体减排解决方案。然而，海草对压力源的敏感性非常高，在许多地方，损失和退化的风险仍然存在。如果海草的生态状况仍然受到损害，那么它们为气候紧急情况和生物多样性危机的基于自然的解决方案做出贡献的能力仍然值得怀疑。我们研究了海草所发挥的主要生态作用，以及重新思考它们的保护对于了解它们在应对我们的地球紧急情况中的作用至关重要。