Little clams play big part in keeping seagrass ecosystems healthy, new study finds
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
Sometimes it’s the little things that matter most. That’s definitely the case for endangered and threatened seagrass ecosystems according to a new study. Little clams living in the soil of seagrass beds consume toxic sulfides that accumulate in the silty sediments and turn what should be a toxic soup into a healthy aquatic environment where communities of fish, clams and shrimp thrive.