About 140 million years ago, some land plants succeeded in adapting to life in the sea. These seagrasses, which today consist of around 60 species, are important members of coastal ecosystems worldwide and provide food and habitat for numerous marine organisms. However, due to the intensive human use of the coasts, seagrass meadows are under severe threat. In order to protect them in the future, scientists are working on a better understanding of the basic life processes of these plants. A research team led by Professor Birgit Classen from the Department of Pharmaceutical Biology at the Pharmaceutical Institute of Kiel University has now presented new findings on the mechanisms by which seagrasses have adapted to their marine habitat during evolution.
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Source: Phys.org