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Seagrass 'Tens of Thousands of Years Old'
from BBC News Online
Meadows of seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea are likely to be thousands of years old, a study shows.
Researchers found genetically identical samples of Posidonia oceanica up to 15km apart, which suggested that the species was extremely long-lived.
The team added that the organism--which provides food and shelter for many species--is under threat from climate change. They report their findings in the open access journal Plos One.
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