Seagrass meadows
Known as marine meadows or seagrass beds, these seagrasses are complex ecosystems of great natural value, playing a fundamental role in marine biological cycles.
The fragility of these meadows and their slow recovery capacity, due to their slow horizontal growth, mean that these habitats must be treated with special protection and care.
Fragile ecosystems we must protect
Due to their high fragility and slow regeneration, seagrasses require responsible management and active protection.
Conserving these ecosystems is key to maintaining Mediterranean biodiversity, water quality and the overall health of the seas.
A refuge of great biodiversity
Seagrass meadows harbour, within them and in association with them, a far greater richness of biodiversity than that of other Mediterranean seabed communities.
These meadows function as nursery, feeding and shelter zones, making them essential for the renewal of marine populations.
