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Seagrass community metabolism: Assessing the carbon sink capacity of seagrass meadows [PDF]
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2010 The metabolic rates of seagrass communities were synthesized on the basis of a data set on seagrass community metabolism containing 403 individual estimates derived from a total of 155 different sites. Gross primary production (GPP) rates (mean ± SE = 224.9 ± 11.1 mmol O 2 m
M. Duarte, Carlos +6 more
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Remote Sensing, 2016 Seagrass meadows, one of the most important habitats for many marine species, provide essential ecological services. Thus, society must conserve seagrass beds as part of their sustainable development efforts.
Masahiro Hamana, Teruhisa Komatsu
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The future of seagrass meadows [PDF]
Environmental Conservation, 2002 Seagrasses cover about 0.1–0.2% of the global ocean, and develop highly productive ecosystems which fulfil a key role in the coastal ecosystem. Widespread seagrass loss results from direct human impacts, including mechanical damage (by dredging, fishing, and anchoring), eutrophication, aquaculture, siltation, effects of coastal constructions, and food ...
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Seagrass Resource Assessment Using WorldView-2 Imagery in the Redfish Bay, Texas
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019 Seagrass meadows play important roles as habitats for many marine organisms, traps for sediment, and buffers against wave actions. The objective of this paper is to map seagrass meadows in the Redfish Bay, Texas from WorldView-2 imagery. Seagrass meadows
Lihong Su, Yuxia Huang
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Stronger Together: Do Coral Reefs Enhance Seagrass Meadows “Blue Carbon” Potential?
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Seagrass meadows are important for carbon storage, this carbon is known as “blue carbon” and represents a vital ecosystem service. Recently there has been growing interest in connectivity between ecosystems and the potential for connected ecosystems to ...
Luis Alberto Guerra-Vargas +2 more
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Responsible Boating Protects Seagrass Meadows
EDIS, 2017 Fact sheet that explains the importance of protecting seagrass meadows by responsible boating, and gives tips to boaters about how to practice seagrass safe boating.
Joy Hazell +2 more
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Coral Community Structure and Recruitment in Seagrass Meadows
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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Drivers of the Low Metabolic Rates of Seagrass Meadows in the Red Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Tropical seagrass meadows are highly productive ecosystems that thrive in oligotrophic environments. The Red Sea is characterized by strong N–S latitudinal nutrient and temperature gradients, which constrain pelagic productivity.
Andrea Anton +7 more
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Seagrass meadows support global fisheries production [PDF]
Conservation Letters, 2018 Abstract The significant role seagrass meadows play in supporting fisheries productivity and food security across the globe is not adequately reflected in the decisions made by authorities with statutory responsibility for their management.
Richard K.F. Unsworth +2 more
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Substantial blue carbon sequestration in the world’s largest seagrass meadow
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 Seagrass meadows are important sinks for organic carbon and provide co-benefits. However, data on the organic carbon stock in seagrass sediments are scarce for many regions, particularly The Bahamas, which accounts for up to 40.7% of the documented ...
Chuancheng Fu +8 more
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