The Age of Nature

Blue Carbon Ecosystems

Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 55s

Peter Macreadie discusses blue carbon and how plants sequester more carbon beneath the water than they do on land. He explains how turtles are overgrazing the seagrass meadows because of a reduction in the number of sharks.

Aired: 10/28/20 | Rating: TV-G

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