A recent study by
IMEDEA researches
Elena
Díaz and
Carlos
Duarte has detected that the fields of oceanic posidonia exhibit this
Autumn an important and abnormal flowering in the waters of the Balearic
Islands, with a density of over 400 flowers per square metre. According
to the study, "the flowering of this marine higher plant is infrequent
and the density and extension of flower production taking place in the
waters of the Balearic Islands is the highest ever reported". The study
suggests that the exuberant flowering can be a response to the stress caused
by the high temperatures this summer. Duarte and Díaz belive that
"this flowering is just another symptom of global warming".
Source:
Communication
service of the UIB
Information about the posidonia seagrass in the waters of the Balearic
Islands:
The
importance of the fields of posidonia
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Biel J. Perelló
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