Functional Roles of the Seagrass (Zostera marina) Holobiont Change with Plant Development [PDF]
PlantsSeagrass meadows play a critical role in biogeochemical cycling, especially in nitrogen and sulphur processes, driven by their associated microbiome. This study provides a novel functional analysis of microbial communities in seagrass (Zostera marina ...
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Impacts of dredging and restoration on sedimentary carbon stocks in seagrass meadows of Pari Island, Indonesia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe effects of dredging and restoration on carbon sequestration in seagrass sediments is not well understood. Our knowledge is derived from few studies conducted in areas affected by dredging or restoration, the majority of which are from temperate ...
Yusmiana P. Rahayu +6 more
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Bottlenecks to seed-based seagrass restoration reveal opportunities for improvement
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Habitat restoration is becoming an increasingly prevalent tool in the armoury of marine conservation, particularly given the expanding interest in creating nature-based solutions to a changing climate.
R.K.F. Unsworth +9 more
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Nutrient additions to seagrass seed planting improve seedling emergence and growth
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 To maximize the opportunities of seagrass as a nature-based solution requires restoration to occur on a large scale. New methods and knowledge are required that can solve ecological bottlenecks, improving its reliability and effectiveness. Although there
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Canopy Accumulation: Are Seagrass Meadows a Sink of Microplastics?
Oceans, 2021 A growing body of research is documenting the accumulation of microplastics within marine sediments around the world. The hydrodynamic influences of seagrasses in coastal environments are shown to increase sedimentation of finer particles and as a result
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Effectiveness of Moorings Constructed from Rope in Reducing Impacts to Seagrass
Oceans, 2022 Seagrass meadows commonly reside in shallow sheltered coastal environments which are typically safe havens for mooring boats. There is evidence from around the globe that the use of common swinging chain moorings leads to halos of bare sediment in ...
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Diversity, 2023 In coastal lagoons, marine benthic macrophyte meadows can be an important element in the resistance to eutrophication of the ecosystem, as they can function as temporary nitrogen sinks, limiting the availability of this nutrient for opportunistic ...
Jaime Bernardeau-Esteller +6 more
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Seagrass Meadows Provide a Significant Resource in Support of Avifauna
Diversity, 2021 Seagrass meadows are known to be rich in fauna, with complex food webs that provide trophic subsidy to species and habitats way beyond the extent of their distribution. Birds are an often-overlooked part of marine ecosystems; not only are they crucial to
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Fish assemblages associated with natural and anthropogenically-modified habitats in a marine embayment: Comparison of baited videos and opera-house traps [PDF]
, 2013 Marine embayments and estuaries play an important role in the ecology and life history of many fish species. Cockburn Sound is one of a relative paucity of marine embayments on the west coast of Australia.
Coutts, T.B. +4 more
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Citizen Science Driven Big Data Collection Requires Improved and Inclusive Societal Engagement
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Marine ecosystems are in a state of crisis worldwide due to anthropogenic stressors, exacerbated by generally diminished ocean literacy. In other sectors, big data and technological advances are opening our horizons towards improved knowledge and ...
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