Sea Grass

Her apartment is always clean and decorated perfectly, the sea-grass rug perfectly complementing her beige couch and navy chairs. ❋ Lo Bosworth (2011)

The marshlands, coral reefs, and sea-grass meadows that support coastal life are imperiled by ecological shocks such as major oil spills. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Nature Conservancy is drafting a detailed plan for the gulf, to be unveiled at the end of the month, that will include everything from restoring oyster beds that have been harvested for road building to providing more freshwater to Laguna Madre, which accounts for three-fourths of Texas's sea-grass habitat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A sea-grass carpet stretched across the cheap parquet floor, and a large glass coffee table was stacked with books and magazines. ❋ Jenny Nelson (2010)

More water evaporates from the bay than flows into it from the Everglades this time of year, creating a sink-like effect that leaves the delicate ecosystem at some risk of attracting oil flows, said James Fourqurean, a sea-grass ecologist at Florida International University. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other projects might include diverting irrigation water from Texas farmers to ensure brackish lagoons have enough freshwater to sustain their sea-grass beds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Though small, Chek Jawa contains several different ecosystems: a coastal hill forest, mangroves, a sea-grass lagoon, and a rocky shoreline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Stefen Chow for The Wall Street Journal Though small, Chek Jawa contains several different ecosystems: a coastal hill forest, mangroves, a sea-grass lagoon and a rocky shoreline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mangrove swamp grows around the edge of the lagoon and inshore waters support sea-grass meadows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Without quite knowing how or why, she found herself pushing open the door, standing on the sea-grass matting, a wall of consultants waiting for her to speak. ❋ Kate Morton (2009)

Global distribution of mangrove, sea-grass and coral diversity. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Trees sprout through the floor of the rotting trailer at its Key Largo field station; rats chew sea-grass samples and ransack equipment boxes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This particular sea-grass community is increasingly under threat across the Mediterranean Sea, mainly due to increasing levels of pollution. ❋ Unknown (2008)