Formentera
Site in Balearic Islands, Spain.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Worlds | PBS | setting | A seagrass seed sank here 100,000 years ago and cloned into a meadow now over 10 miles across, supporting over 1,000 species and holding 2,000 years of trapped carbon. |
Water Worlds — PBS (2022)
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This particular one is floating off the coast of Formentera in the Mediterranean.
- Role: setting
- In the article: A seagrass seed sank here 100,000 years ago and cloned into a meadow now over 10 miles across, supporting over 1,000 species and holding 2,000 years of trapped carbon.
- Why it matters: The episode’s closing example of seagrass as climate ally.