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Seagrass meadows in a globally changing environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014
Seagrass meadows are valuable ecosystem service providers that are now being lost globally at an unprecedented rate, with water quality and other localised stressors putting their future viability in doubt. It is therefore critical that we learn more about the interactions between seagrass meadows and future environmental change in the anthropocene ...
Unsworth, Richard K.F., van Keulen, Mike, Coles, Rob G.   +2 more
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A facultative mutualism facilitates European seagrass meadows [PDF]

Ecography, 2023
Coastal ecosystem functioning often hinges on habitat‐forming foundation species that engage in positive interactions (e.g. facilitation and mutualism) to reduce environmental stress. Seagrasses are important foundation species in coastal zones but are rapidly declining with losses typically linked to intensifying global change ...
Jimmy de Fouw, Marianne Holmer, Pedro Beca‐Carretero, Christoffer Boström, Jessica Brice, Fernando G. Brun, Peter M. J. M. Cruijsen, Laura L. Govers, Joxe Mikel Garmendia, Lukas Meysick, Liina Pajusalu, Jonathan Richir, Bjorn Robroek, Mireia Valle, Paul van der Ven, Johan S. Eklöf, Tjisse van der Heide   +16 more
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Trends of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Magnoliophyta) in the Canary Islands: population changes in the last two decades

Scientia Marina, 2015
Seagrass meadows perform essential ecosystem functions and services. Though the meadows are globally deteriorating, numerous regressions remain unreported as a result of data fragmentation.
Federico Fabbri, Fernando Espino, Rogelio Herrera, Leopoldo Moro, Ricardo Haroun, Rodrigo Riera, Nieves González-Henriquez, Oscar Bergasa, Oscar Monterroso, Manuel Ruiz de la Rosa, Fernando Tuya   +10 more
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A Rule-Based Automatic Approach for Mapping Intertidal Seagrass Meadows Using Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar Images

Journal of Remote Sensing
Intertidal seagrass meadows are experiencing considerable fading caused by climate changes and anthropogenic stressors, which pose threats to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Leping Wang, Zhen Zhang, Zheng Li, Yangfan Li, Qian Zhang, Yufeng Jiang   +5 more
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Biogeomorphology of the Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows [PDF]

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2016
AbstractHere we review the multiple interactions between the endemic Mediterranean seagrass, Posidonia oceanica, and coastal geomorphologic processes as an outstanding example of biogeomorphology, taking into account recent advances in the field. Seagrass meadows are among the most important elements for the functioning of marine coastal ecosystems ...
Vacchi, M., De Falco, G., Simeone, S., MONTEFALCONE, MONICA, MORRI, CARLA, FERRARI, MARCO, BIANCHI, CARLO   +6 more
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Contribution of Seagrass Blue Carbon Toward Carbon Neutral Policies in a Touristic and Environmentally-Friendly Island

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Estimates of organic carbon (Corg) storage by seagrass meadows which consider inter-habitat variability are essential to understand their potential to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) and derive robust global and regional estimates of blue carbon storage ...
Camila Bedulli, Camila Bedulli, Paul S. Lavery, Matt Harvey, Carlos M. Duarte, Oscar Serrano   +5 more
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Sediment Characteristics Determine the Flowering Effort of Zostera noltei Meadows Inhabiting a Human-Dominated Lagoon

Plants, 2021
Recent studies have shown increasing Zostera noltei meadows in areas modified by anthropogenic activities. However, it is not entirely clear whether this trend of expansion could be linked to a greater reproductive effort in the species.
Laura Guerrero-Meseguer, Puri Veiga, Leandro Sampaio, Marcos Rubal   +3 more
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Assessing the seagrasses meadows status and condition: A case study of Wori Seagrass Meadows, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2022
Abstract. Sondak CFA, Kaligis EY. 2022. Assessing the seagrasses meadows status and condition: A case study of Wori Seagrass Meadows, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 2156-2166. Seagrass meadows play an important role in the coastal ecosystem through the services they provide, however, they are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the ...
CALVYN FREDRIK ALDUS SONDAK, ERLY YOSEF KALIGIS   +1 more
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Seagrass Meadows, Ecosystem Services, and Sustainability

Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 2013
Seagrass meadows are soft-sediment marine habitats that are comprised of a group of plants adapted to life in the sea.
Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Richard Unsworth
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The Role of Herbivory in Structuring Tropical Seagrass Ecosystem Service Delivery

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Seagrass meadows support key ecosystem services, via provision of food directly for herbivores, and indirectly to their predators. The importance of herbivores in seagrass meadows has been well-documented, but the links between food webs and ecosystem ...
Abigail L. Scott, Abigail L. Scott, Paul H. York, Clare Duncan, Peter I. Macreadie, Rod M. Connolly, Megan T. Ellis, Jessie C. Jarvis, Kristin I. Jinks, Helene Marsh, Helene Marsh, Michael A. Rasheed   +11 more
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