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STUART, Fla. — A researcher at the Florida Oceanographic Society in Stuart completed a study that may help aid in seagrass restoration.

Since 2021, researcher Nathaniel Winn has measured oxygen levels in a type of seagrass called Turtle Grass ( Thalassia Testudinum ) in the Florida Bay.

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"We were looking at the gas dynamics inside the plants and its ability to protect itself against phytotoxins such as hydrogen sulfide," Winn said.

Threats like hydrogen sulfide occur from high stressors in the environment, like high temperatures and algae blooms.

Seagrass typically takes oxygen that it produces and exports it through its root

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