Seagrass meadows mixed with calcareous algae have higher plant productivity and sedimentary blue carbon storage [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Seagrass meadows capture and store large amounts of carbon in the sediment beneath, thereby serving as efficient sinks of atmospheric CO2. Carbon sequestration levels may however differ greatly among meadows depending on, among other factors, the plant ...
Martin Gullström, Mats Björk
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Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 Seagrass meadows are important but one of the most threatened ecosystems globally. Here the authors analyse data about extent and density of seagrasses in Europe from 1869 to 2016, and find evidence of recent trend reversal for declining European ...
Carmen B. de los Santos +26 more
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Current Biology, 2017 List of excluded full-text articles and the primary reason for exclusion.
Cullen-Unsworth, Leanne C. +1 more
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A halocarbon survey from a seagrass dominated subtropical lagoon, Ria Formosa (Portugal): flux pattern and isotopic composition [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2015 In this study we report fluxes of chloromethane (CH3Cl), bromomethane (CH3Br), iodomethane (CH3I), and bromoform (CHBr3) from two sampling campaigns (summer and spring) in the seagrass dominated subtropical lagoon Ria Formosa, Portugal.
I. Weinberg +4 more
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Coral Community Structure and Recruitment in Seagrass Meadows [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 Coral communities are increasingly found to populate non-reef habitats prone to high environmental variability. Such sites include seagrass meadows, which are generally not considered optimal habitats for corals as a result of limited suitable substrate ...
Kathryn E. Lohr +7 more
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Functionally Rich Fish Assemblages Support Greater Rates of Multiple Ecological Functions in Seagrass Meadows [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAnimals move between ecosystems, facilitating important ecosystem functions. The context, connectivity, and complexity of habitats alter faunal assemblages and associated ecological functions that regulate ecosystem structure, functioning, and resilience.
Amarina L. James +5 more
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New Tools to Identify the Location of Seagrass Meadows: Marine Grazers as Habitat Indicators [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Seagrasses are hugely valuable to human life, but the global extent of seagrass meadows remains unclear. As evidence of their value, a United Nations program exists (http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/7) to try and assess their distribution and there has
Graeme C. Hays +13 more
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Seagrass meadows globally as a coupled social–ecological system: Implications for human wellbeing [PDF]
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 Seagrass ecosystems are diminishing worldwide and repeated studies confirm a lack of appreciation for the value of these systems. In order to highlight their value we provide the first discussion of seagrass meadows as a coupled social–ecological system ...
Lina Mtwana Nordlund +2 more
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A preliminary study of carbon dioxide and methane emissions from patchy tropical seagrass meadows in Thailand [PDF]
PeerJBackground Seagrass meadows are a significant blue carbon sink due to their ability to store large amounts of carbon within sediment. However, the knowledge of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from seagrass meadows is limited, especially from ...
Muhammad Halim +2 more
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Seagrass Meadows: Prospective Candidates for Bioactive Molecules. [PDF]
MoleculesSeagrass meadows consist of angiosperms that thrive fully submerged in marine environments and form distinct ecosystems. They provide essential support for many organisms, acting as nursery grounds for species of economic importance. Beyond their ecological roles, seagrasses and their associated microbiomes are rich sources of bioactive compounds with ...
Ameen HM, Jayadev A, Prasad G, Nair DI.
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