Isabela Madrigal can save the ocean.
Keywords:
Film, Biology, Ecology, Ocean Acidification, Disney, Encanto, Isabela MadrigalAbstract
Isabela, a member of the magical Madrigal family in Disney’s Encanto, can grow and control all types of flowers and plants. This power can help her increase the pH of the ocean. Ocean acidification has left many marine animals and plants in danger. She can increase high carbon neutralising plants such as seagrass and mangroves and can make them survive in areas where they usually would not grow in.
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