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Connectivity, neutral theories and the assessment of species vulnerability to global change in temperate estuaries [PDF]

, 2013
One of the main adaptation strategies to global change scenarios, aiming to preserve ecosystem functioning and biodiversity, is to maximise ecosystem resilience.
Albaina, A., Aranburu, A., Borja, Á., Chust, G., Diekmann, O.E., Diekmann, O.E., Franco, J., Garmendia, J.M., Iriondo, M., Muxika, I., Rendo, F., Rodríguez, J.G., Ruiz-Larrañaga, O., Serrão, E.A., Valle, M.   +14 more
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Environmental and local habitat variables as predictors of trophic interactions in subtidal rocky reefs along the SE Pacific coast

Ecography, EarlyView.
Temperature generally drives latitudinal patterns in the strength of trophic interactions, including consumption rates. However, local community and other environmental conditions might also affect consumption, disrupting latitudinal gradients, which results in complex large‐scale patterns.
Catalina A. Musrri, Alistair G. B. Poore, Oscar Pino, Nicolás Riquelme, Wolfgang B. Stotz, Fadia Tala, Martin Thiel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Conceptual Model of Tropical Seagrass Eutrophication: Evidence for Single Nutrient Management

Conservation Letters
Nutrient enrichment is one of the greatest threats to seagrass ecosystems globally. Current management is based on a temperate conceptual model of seagrass eutrophication where epiphytes and then phytoplankton cause light limitation and seagrass die‐off.
Bridget F. Shayka, Jacob E. Allgeier
doaj   +1 more source

Salinity stress drives herbivory rates and selective grazing in subtidal seagrass communities.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The role of environmental-stress gradients in driving trophic processes like grazing, has potential to shape ecosystem responses to environmental change.
Sahira Y Bell, Matthew W Fraser, John Statton, Gary A Kendrick   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ELASTICITY ANALYSIS OF THE GRAZING AND DETRITAL PATHWAYS IN A SHALLOW PHILIPPINE SEAGRASS MEADOW

Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, 2023
Ecotrophic efficiency (EE) is an estimate of the proportion of production that is utilized by the next trophic level through direct predation or fishing or exported out of the ecosystem.
Michael Clores
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping with confidence; delineating seagrass habitats using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) [PDF]

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2018
AbstractThere is growing interest in the use of Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) for mapping and monitoring of seagrass habitats. UAS provide flexibility with timing of imagery capture, are relatively inexpensive, and obtain very high spatial resolution imagery compared to imagery acquired from sensors mounted on satellite or piloted aircraft.
Natasha K. Nahirnick, Luba Reshitnyk, Marcus Campbell, Margot Hessing‐Lewis, Maycira Costa, Jennifer Yakimishyn, Lynn Lee   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

How much species' biodiversity could area targets protect globally?

Ecography, EarlyView.
Protection targets for addressing biodiversity loss include protecting at least 30% of the land and ocean in ecologically representative areas, but do not specify how many or what proportion of species should be protected from extinction. Here, a systematic analysis of 77 880 marine, freshwater and terrestrial species indicates that all species could ...
Qianshuo Zhao, Mark John Costello
wiley   +1 more source

Time tells: plasticity and developmental asynchrony underlie trait variation in a dune‐building grass

Oikos, EarlyView.
Habitat‐modifying plants engineer landscapes through plant‐environment feedbacks. The strength of these feedbacks is determined by above‐ and below‐ground traits shaping landscape morphology. Besides interspecific differences, recent findings highlight that intraspecific trait variation, such as shoot density, can also influence landscape morphology ...
Solveig Höfer, Lissie de Groot, Helge Giezeman, Eva Kloppenborg, Eva Lansu, Nathan Scanlan, Max Rietkerk, Martin J. Wassen, Tjisse van der Heide, Valérie C. Reijers   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of Microbial Abundance in Unvegetated and Seagrass Habitats: A Case Study

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Seagrass meadows are recognized for their ecological importance, yet their influence on microbial community structure remains insufficiently characterized.
Madeline Olivia, Patrichka Wei-Yi Chen, Clara Natalie Annabel, Wen-Chen Chou, Jian-Jhih Chen, Vladimir Mukhanov, Chien-Fu Chao, An-Yi Tsai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simulated Estuary-Wide Response of Seagrass (Zostera marina) to Future Scenarios of Temperature and Sea Level

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Seagrass communities are a vital component of estuarine ecosystems, but are threatened by projected sea level rise (SLR) and temperature increases with climate change.
Cara R. Scalpone, Jessie C. Jarvis, James M. Vasslides, Jeremy M. Testa, Neil K. Ganju   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source