Dugong and sea turtle poo sheds new light on the Great Barrier Reef's seagrass meadows
- Written by Samantha J Tol, PhD Candidate, James Cook University
Just like birds and mammals carrying seeds through a rainforest, green sea turtles and dugong spread the seeds of seagrass plants as they feed. Our team at James Cook University’s TropWATER Centre has uncovered a unique relationship in the seagrass meadows of the Great Barrier Reef.
We followed feeding sea turtle and dugong, collecting...
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