The Bladderwrack is Tougher Than Suspected

The bladderwrack: it is up to 30 centimetres long, it has a green-brown color and is probably known to every beach walker on the North and Baltic Sea. It a seaweed, which is common on the coasts of the whole North Atlantic area. The bladderwrack provides food and habitat for many other organisms. Its abundance is considered to be an indication of whether a coastal ecosystem is intact or not. Especially in the German Baltic Sea, however, the populations ...