一個保育項目正尋找義工協助恢復澳洲西面的海草,因為該地區超過 一半的海草已在過去一個世紀消失。海草是銀金鯛、魷魚、龍蝦等海洋生物的重要棲息地。義工會負責幫忙採集海草的果實,並放到水箱浸泡,等到果實打開,就可收集沉到底部的種子,然後把種子散佈到海底。 一般在野外,90%的這些果實無法生長。
A conservation project is calling for volunteers to help restore seagrass to Cockburn Sound, a coast in Western Australia, because over 50% of them has disappeared in the area in the past century. Seagrasses are an important habitat for marine life like pink snapper, squid and lobsters, etc. Volunteers will collect fruits from the seagrasses and soak in water tanks. The fruits will then pop open and their seeds will sink to the bottom. Once these seeds are ready, they will disperse on the ocean floor. Normally in the wild, 90% of these fruits cannot grow.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/citizenscience/seagrass-volunteers-seedlings/