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Strange seagrass from the Indian Ocean found in Biscayne Bay. Could there be a silver lining?

A few months ago, a worker at Crandon Marina on the northern tip of Key Biscayne noticed a strange-looking seagrass on the floor of Biscayne Bay. When Florida International University marine scientist Justin Campbell got a look at it, he identified it as strange indeed — a nonnative species from the Indian Ocean called Halophila stipulacea. The grass is short, with broad blades, and extremely hardy, Campbell said.

 

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