Can Invasive Species Help Fight Climate Change?

How can an invasive species help combat climate change? In this video, Alex Dainis explains how native seagrass is beneficial to local ecosystems because it serves as a nursery for young fish, and because it can take carbon from the atmosphere and lock it in the ocean. However, seagrasses are under threat due to climate change and worsening water quality. In some parts of the Caribbean though, seagrass populations are increasing due to the arrival of an invasive species. This species sequesters carbon, but it does not provide protection for young fish. This demonstrates both the pros and the cons that invasive species can have!