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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, Lucy Gwen Gillis, José Ernesto Mancera-Pineda   +2 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, Andrea Anton, Kimberlee Baldry, Kimberlee Baldry, Kimberlee Baldry, Darren J. Coker, Carlos M. Duarte, Carlos M. Duarte   +7 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, David J. Smith, David J. Suggett, Matthew R. Nitschke, Alex J. Dumbrell, Stephen Woodcock, Emma F. Camp, Emma F. Camp   +7 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, Sofia Frappi, Michelle Nicole Havlik, Wells Howe, S. David Harris, Elisa Laiolo, Austin J. Gallagher, Pere Masqué, Carlos M. Duarte   +8 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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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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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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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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Dugong dugon feeding in tropical Australian seagrass meadows: implications for conservation planning [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are listed as vulnerable to extinction due to rapid population reductions caused in part by loss of seagrass feeding meadows. Understanding dugong feeding behaviour in tropical Australia, where the majority of dugongs live, will ...
Samantha J. Tol, Rob G. Coles, Bradley C. Congdon   +2 more
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Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey, Michelle Ann Miller, David Taylor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source