Green Eelgrass, Blue Carbon
BU’s Seminar Series on Climate Change
November 1, 2016
4:00 - 5:00pm CAS 132, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MASpeaker: Juliet Simpson
Coastal Ecologist, MIT Sea Grant
Eelgrass meadows are critical coastal ecosystems, helping to tie down sediments, improving water clarity and providing a habitat for marine animals like fish, scallops, crabs and lobsters. Julie Simpson is working with several partners to conduct a study to quantify the carbon storage of eelgrass beds in Massachusetts. By understanding the role that eelgrass ecosystems play in preparing for and mitigating the effects of climate change we can better make the case for securing protection and restoration resources .
This program is supported in part by a grant to Earth & Environment Professor Dave Marchant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the Science Education Program.
