Eelgrass Is Still Reeling from the Last Ice Age - Hakai Magazine

The Ice Age left eelgrass in the Atlantic Ocean with less genetic diversity than eelgrass in the Pacific, which could constrain its future adaptability.

Article body copy Over much of the past two million years, thick ice sheets blanketed the land and sea across vast swaths of the planet. Around 12,000 years ago, this frigid era began to lessen its … [+4510 chars]

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