The ocean has a sweet spot.
that seagrasses release colossal amounts of sugar into their soils, which is also known as the rhizosphere. Under the seagrass, sugar concentrations were unexpectedly at least 80 times higher than previously measured in marine environments.
This happens because seagrasses produce sugar during photosynthesis. Most of the sugar produced by these plants is used for their metabolism and growth under average light conditions. Under high light conditions, however, such as at midday or during summer, the plants produce more sugar than they can store or use, and the excess sucrose is then released into the rhizosphere.
In case you don’t know, red wine, coffee, and fruits are full of phenolics, which are antimicrobials and inhibit the metabolism of most microorganisms. “In our experiments, we added phenolics isolated from seagrass to the microorganisms in the seagrass rhizosphere – and indeed, much less sucrose was consumed compared to when no phenolics were present.
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