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Tourism as a Catalyst for Blue Carbon Restoration and Conservation: Pathways, Gaps, and Opportunities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tourism is a major driver of coastal economies worldwide, yet it is also a growing source of pressure on blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes. Nowadays, tourism‐led conservation/restoration is increasingly promoted under the banner of regenerative tourism, but how these projects are motivated ...
Ahalya Suresh, Enayat A. Moallemi, Melissa Wartman, A. Rifaee Rasheed, Phebe I. Rowland, Peter I. Macreadie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Tools to Identify the Location of Seagrass Meadows: Marine Grazers as Habitat Indicators

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, Teresa Alcoverro, Teresa Alcoverro, Marjolijn J. A. Christianen, Carlos M. Duarte, Mark Hamann, Peter I. Macreadie, Helene D. Marsh, Michael A. Rasheed, Michele Thums, Richard K. F. Unsworth, Richard K. F. Unsworth, Paul H. York, Nicole Esteban   +13 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, E. Bahlmann, T. Eckhardt, W. Michaelis, R. Seifert   +4 more
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Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez, Carter S. Smith, Catherine L. Brenner, Avery B. Paxton, Brian R. Silliman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

Elevated Turbidity and the Nutrient Removal Capacity of Seagrass

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Seagrass meadows provide a range of important ecosystem functions that can be influenced by anthropogenic pressures. Sediment loading from coastal land use mismanagement can elevate turbidity and reduce seabed light levels, thereby impacting seagrass ...
Richard Hugh Bulmer, Michael Townsend, Tarn Drylie, Andrew Martin Lohrer   +3 more
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Seagrass canopy structure mediates putative bacterial pathogen removal potential

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Bacterial pathogen removal function in seagrass meadows is gaining attention worldwide, with enhancing particle sedimentation as the main potential mechanism.
Songlin Liu, Songlin Liu, Songlin Liu, Songlin Liu, Yunchao Wu, Yunchao Wu, Yunchao Wu, Yunchao Wu, Hongxue Luo, Hongxue Luo, Hongxue Luo, Hongxue Luo, Hongxue Luo, Yuzheng Ren, Yuzheng Ren, Yuzheng Ren, Yuzheng Ren, Yuzheng Ren, Zhijian Jiang, Zhijian Jiang, Zhijian Jiang, Zhijian Jiang, Zhijian Jiang, Xia Zhang, Xia Zhang, Xia Zhang, Xia Zhang, Yang Fang, Yang Fang, Yang Fang, Yang Fang, Yang Fang, Jiening Liang, Jiening Liang, Jiening Liang, Jiening Liang, Jiening Liang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang   +41 more
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The Political Economy of Tourism: Introduction to the Special Collection

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Tourism is one of the fastest‐growing internationally traded service industries. The articles in this special collection examine the circumstances under which it can act as a driver of sustainable, equitably shared growth. The introduction argues that tourism offers a promising path to regional development—not only in southern Europe and the ...
Kira Gartzou‐Katsouyanni
wiley   +1 more source

Testing for thresholds of ecosystem collapse in seagrass meadows

Conservation Biology, 2017
Abstract Although the public desire for healthy environments is clear‐cut, the science and management of ecosystem health has not been as simple. Ecological systems can be dynamic and can shift abruptly from one ecosystem state to another.
Sean D. Connell, Milena Fernandes, Owen W. Burnell, Zoë A. Doubleday, Kingsley J. Griffin, Andrew D. Irving, Jonathan Y.S. Leung, Samuel Owen, Bayden D. Russell, Laura J. Falkenberg   +9 more
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300 Years of Degradation in Wales Estuaries and Coasts

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The world's oceans are in a severe state of degradation, yet our understanding of that degradation is often based on changes observed only in the past 20–50 years. This narrow view leads to marine conservation efforts that aim to preserve already degraded ecosystems, shaped by shifted ecological baselines.
Richard K. F. Unsworth, Blaise Bullimore, Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth, Benjamin L. H. Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source