WILLIAMSBURG, Va., May 26 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following story originally appeared on the website for the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics. - Ed.
As climate change intensifies, a dangerous feedback loop emerges: Dwindling biodiversity erodes the very natural systems essential for climate stability.
Coastal and marine ecosystems, such as salt marshes and seagrass meadows, capture carbon from the air and store it in the soil beneath coastal plants, locking away these massive carbon deposits for thousands of years. This process, known as blue carbon, reduces the impact of greenhouse gases and slows global warming. This defense, however, is fragile.
When these ecosystems are damaged or destr...