Effect of spatio-temporal shifts in salinity combined with other environmental variables on the ecological processes provided by Zostera noltei meadows [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 The present study aims to assess the plastic response of Zostera noltei meadows traits under spatio-temporal shifts in salinity combined with sediment environmental variables (temperature; pH; loss-on-ignition (LOI); carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools ...
Ana I Sousa +2 more
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Guidelines for model adaptation: A study of the transferability of a general seagrass ecosystem Dynamic Bayesian Networks model [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In general, it is not feasible to collect enough empirical data to capture the entire range of processes that define a complex system, either intrinsically or when viewing the system from a different geographical or temporal perspective. In this context,
Paula Sobenko Hatum +3 more
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Sediment Characteristics Determine the Flowering Effort of Zostera noltei Meadows Inhabiting a Human-Dominated Lagoon [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Reproductive Cycle of the Seagrass Zostera noltei in the Ria de Aveiro Lagoon [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Sexual reproduction in seagrasses is essential to increase their resilience towards environmental stressors, but its phenology is still unknown in some regions, limiting our knowledge about the recovery capacity of these ecosystems.
Manuel Ankel +4 more
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Rosmarinic Acid and Flavonoids of the Seagrass Zostera noltei: New Aspects on Their Quantification and Their Correlation with Sunlight Exposure [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Seagrasses are plants adapted to the marine environment that inhabit shallow coastal waters, where they may be exposed to direct sunlight during low tides.
Isabel Casal-Porras +4 more
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Individual-based genetic analyses support asexual hydrochory dispersal in Zostera noltei. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Dispersal beyond the local patch in clonal plants was typically thought to result from sexual reproduction via seed dispersal. However, evidence for the separation, transport by water, and re-establishment of asexual propagules (asexual hydrochory) is ...
Buga Berković +4 more
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Chemical Diversity of Mediterranean Seagrasses Volatilome [PDF]
MetabolitesBackground/Objectives: Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), extensively studied in terrestrial plants with global emissions around 1 PgC yr−1, are also produced by marine organisms.
Salomé Coquin +7 more
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Trait Plasticity and Warming Vulnerability in a Structurally Diverse Seagrass Ecosystem. [PDF]
Ecol EvolZostera capensis in Langebaan Lagoon exhibits marked spatial and seasonal variation in morphology, driven by temperature, turbidity and tidal exposure. Field results show that small‐ and large‐leaved morphotypes reflect phenotypic plasticity in response to environmental gradients, with both forms approaching their upper thermal limits under ...
Lawrence CM.
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The Role of Seagrass Traits in Mediating Zostera noltei Vulnerability to Mesograzers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Understanding how intra-specific differences in plant traits mediate vulnerability to herbivores of relevant habitat-forming plants is vital to attain a better knowledge on the drivers of the structure and functioning of ecosystems. Such studies, however,
Begoña Martínez-Crego +3 more
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Going With the Flow? Relative Importance of Riverine Hydrologic Connectivity Versus Tidal Influence for Spatial Structure of Genetic Diversity and Relatedness in a Foundational Submersed Aquatic Plant. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe assessed genotypic and genetic diversity in the submersed aquatic plant species Vallisneria americana in the Potomac River, USA, to understand how riverine hydrologic connectivity and tidal regime affected spatial genetic structure. We found striking differences in the structure of diversity, clonal growth, and relatedness in different tidal ...
Neel MC, Marsden BW, Engelhardt KAM.
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