Seagrass meadows Current Biology Richard K.F. Unsworth, Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 11, Pages R443-R445 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.01.021 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Seagrass meadows. Left, seagrasses such as this germinating Zostera marina seed are monocotyledons. Right, seagrass meadows are one of the worlds most productive marine habitats, such as this Zostera marina meadow in North Wales (UK). Current Biology 2017 27, R443-R445DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.01.021) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Segrass meadows support global food security. Fishing activity in seagrass meadows is globally extensive, such as these women collecting intertidal invertebrates in Mozambique (left; source: Benjamin Jones) and the widespread use of nets to catch abundant fish in Indonesia (right). Current Biology 2017 27, R443-R445DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.01.021) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions