Seagrass beds are so effective in protecting tropical beaches from erosion, that they can reduce the need for expensive beach nourishments that are used now.
Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers Maarten Kleinhans, Appy Sluijs, Marleen van Rijswick and others argue that we must rigorously adapt to sea level rise.
Dr Thomas Giesecke studies vegetation change during the last 20,000 years, and Dr Jaap Nienhuis predicts coastal change on decadal to centennial timescales.
