Seagrass not only stores our planet's largest reserves of sugar – it protects beaches worldwide from erosion cleans water like an sewage treatment plant. No other living creature on earth reaches a lifespan of almost 80,000 years. It is a nursery and habitat for countless species and purifies the sea water like a gigantic sewage treatment plant. With these superpowers, seaweed can help slow global warming. The film accompanies the leading seagrass researchers from the tropics to the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea.
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Magic Meadows – the Power of Seagrass
Competition :
Docu competition
Category : Preserving biodiversity
Country : France
Category : Preserving biodiversity
Country : France
Producer : Flowmotion Film
Director : Florian Guthknecht
Lenght : 00:52:56
Director : Florian Guthknecht
Lenght : 00:52:56
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Seagrass not only stores our planet's largest reserves of sugar – it protects beaches worldwide from erosion cleans water like an sewage treatment plant. No other living creature on earth reaches a lifespan of almost 80,000 years. It is a nursery and habitat for countless species and purifies the sea water like a gigantic sewage treatment plant. With these superpowers, seaweed can help slow global warming. The film accompanies the leading seagrass researchers from the tropics to the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea.