Seasonal differences in predation risk among seagrass epifauna species stabilize community-level predation over time. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Predation risk varies through space and time due to changing refuge quality, predator communities, and prey traits. Despite this, ecological research is often focused on measuring average predation risk at the community level. While this can give important information about overall trophic transfer and ecological efficiency, it ignores ...
Murphy CE, Stachowicz JJ.
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Water vapor sorption dynamics in different compressions of eelgrass insulation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Eelgrass shows potential in meeting the rising demands towards new, sustainable materials. It hosts a range of characteristics that benefits its application as a building material, such as thermal and acoustic insulating properties that can compete with ...
Frandsen Kirstine Meyer +3 more
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Eelgrass detritus as a food source for the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus Selenka (Echinidermata: Holothuroidea) in coastal waters of North China: an experimental study in flow-through systems. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Eelgrass ecosystems have a wide variety of ecological functions in which living tissues and detritus may be a food source for many marine animals. In this study, we conducted a laboratory simulating experiment to understand the trophic relationship ...
Xujia Liu +3 more
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Global-Scale Structure of the Eelgrass Microbiome [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2016 ABSTRACT Plant-associated microorganisms are essential for their hosts' survival and performance. Yet, most plant microbiome studies to date have focused on terrestrial species sampled across relatively small spatial scales. Here, we report the results of a global-scale analysis of microbial communities associated
Fahimipour, Ashkaan K +5 more
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Warming northward shifting southern limits of the iconic temperate seagrass (Zostera marina)
iScience, 2022 Summary: Global warming can shift the range edges of numerous species poleward. Here, eelgrass distribution was reinvestigated at its southern limits on the eastern coast of China, which indicated that there has been a northward shift in the southern ...
Shaochun Xu +6 more
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Open-Coast Eelgrass (<i>Zostera marina)</i> Transplant Catalyzes Rapid Mirroring of Structure and Function of Extant Eelgrasses. [PDF]
Estuaries CoastAbstract Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that function as ecosystem engineers, forming complex structure that enhance nearshore environments. Globally, seagrass habitats are threatened by intensifying impacts from climate change, which exacerbate non-climatic stressors such as coastal development, invasive ...
Sanders RD +7 more
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Metabarcoding of environmental samples suggest wide distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina) pathogens in the north Pacific [PDF]
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 2021 Seagrass meadows provide important ecological services to the marine environment but are declining worldwide. Although eelgrass meadows in the north Pacific are thought to be relatively healthy, few studies have assessed the presence of known disease ...
Damian M. Menning +6 more
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Evidence of eelgrass (Zostera marina) seed dispersal by northern diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in lower Chesapeake Bay. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The initial discovery in May 2009 of eelgrass (Zostera marina) seeds in fecal samples of wild-caught northern diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) was the first field evidence of eelgrass seed ingestion in this species.
Diane C Tulipani, Romuald N Lipcius
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Biomass-Cover Relationship for Eelgrass Meadows [PDF]
Estuaries and Coasts, 2015 Eelgrass meadows play key roles in coastal ecosystems, and the extent of the standing biomass is focal to address ecosystem functioning. Eelgrass cover is commonly assessed in marine monitoring programs while biomass sampling is destructive and expensive.
Carstensen, Jacob +2 more
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Progress in Fishery Sciences, 2023 An increase in water turbidity is one of the main factors underlying seagrass meadow degradation. The effect of different water turbidity levels [2 (control), 10, 20, 30, and 40 NTU] on the survival, growth and physiology of eelgrass (Zostera marina) was
Yanping LI +4 more
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