• By capturing carbon dioxide and storing it in their biomass, seagrass, salt marsh and mangrove species are able to reduce the amount of excess carbon in the air, thereby lessening the greenhouse gas’ contribution to climate change.

• Seagrasses occupy 0.1% of the seafloor, yet are responsible for 11% of the organic carbon buried in the ocean, and help mitigate the effects of ocean acidification.

• On average, salt marshes sequester five times more carbon at rates an order of magnitude higher than land ecosystems.

Reference: Smithsonian Institution