Ancient ice ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threats
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2022
Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, scientists report in a new paper published the week of Aug. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian scientists and colleagues looked at eelgrass communities-the foundation of many coastal marine food webs along the north Atlantic and Pacific coasts-and discovered their ancient genetic history can play a s