[S4E2] The (Second) Best Biome

[S4E2] The (Second) Best Biome

From The Best Biome by Grassland Groupies

April 10, 2025 · 1h 5m · Season 4 · Episode 2

About this episode

Rachel explores the connection between seagrass meadows and grasslands, discussing their ecological significance and related marine life.

This month on The Best Biome, Rachel takes us on a trip to the wetter, saltier cousin of grasslands: seagrass meadows! Is she making a desperate reach to connect the dots, or is she absolutely right that "seagrass meadows are the grasslands of the oceans?" Decide for yourself, dear listener, and get ready to think more about seaweed than you have in a while. Plus, there's manatees! A very special episode awaits. Primary Sources : Rundell, Katherine. 2024 Vanishing Treasures. Penguin Random House. ISBN: 9780385550826 - Bookshop Affiliate Link Ocean Portal - Pamela L Reynolds: Seagrass and Seagrass Beds: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/plants-algae/seagrass-and-seagrass-beds O’Brien, K. R., et al. (2018). Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin , 134 , 166–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.006 de Fouw J, Madden CJ, Furman BT, Hall MO, Verstijnen Y, Holthuijsen S, Frankovich TA, Strazisar T, Blaha M and Van Der Heide T (2024) Reduced seagrass resilience due to environmental and anthropogenic effects may lead to future die-off events in Florida Bay. Front. Mar. Sci…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel

Topics covered

  • seagrass meadows
  • marine ecosystems
  • environmental impact
  • manatees
  • ocean life

Keywords

  • seagrass
  • marine ecosystems
  • grasslands
  • manatees
  • environmental effects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grassland Groupies, Ocean Portal

Books & works: Vanishing Treasures

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