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Where, when, how and what seagrass to transplant for long lasting results in transitional water systems: the cases of Cymodocea nodosa, Zostera marina, Zostera noltei and Ruppia cirrhosa

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Seagrasses play a vital role in marine ecosystems worldwide. However, until recently these ecosystems were experiencing declines due to various global and local threats. In response to this issue, initiatives have been launched to combat seagrass loss by
Andrea Augusto Sfriso, Katia Sciuto, Michele Mistri, Cristina Munari, Abdul-Salam Juhmani, Alessandro Buosi, Yari Tomio, Adriano Sfriso   +7 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 Evol
We 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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The effect of Zostera noltei recolonization on the sediment mercury vertical profiles of a recovering coastal lagoon

Chemosphere, 2023
Mercury's extreme toxicity and persistence in the environment justifies a thorough evaluation of its dynamics in ecosystems. Aveiro Lagoon (Portugal) was for decades subject to mercury effluent discharges. A Nature-based Solution (NbS) involving Zostera noltei re-colonization is being tested as an active ecosystem restoration measure.
Oliveira, V. H., Fonte, B. A., Costa, F., Sousa, Ana I., Henriques, B., Pereira, E., Dolbeth, M., Díez, Sergi, Coelho, J. P.   +8 more
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Restoring seagrass meadows in Basque estuaries: nature-based solution for successful management

Nature-Based Solutions, 2023
Seagrass meadows provide a wide variety of ecosystem goods and services (biodiversity maintenance, carbon sequestration, sediment oxygenation and enrichment, filtering, coastal protection, and nursery area for other species).
Joxe Mikel Garmendia, José Germán Rodríguez, Ángel Borja, Sarai Pouso, Andrea del Campo, Ibon Galparsoro, Jose A. Fernandes-Salvador   +6 more
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A comparative evaluation of biological activities and bioactive compounds of the seagrasses Zostera marina and Zostera noltei from southern Portugal [PDF]

Natural Product Research, 2015
This work assessed the antioxidant potential, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and the in vitro cytotoxic activity of extracts of the seagrasses Zostera marina and Zostera noltei collected from southern Portugal. The total phenolic contents (TPCs), the rosmarinic acid (RA) concentration (HPLC/DAD) and the fatty acid (FA) profile (GC/MS) are also ...
Luísa, Custódio, Simona, Laukaityte, Aschwin H, Engelen, Maria João, Rodrigues, Hugo, Pereira, Catarina, Vizetto-Duarte, Luísa, Barreira, Hortensia, Rodríguez, Fernando, Alberício, João, Varela   +9 more
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Spatial Patterns of Macrozoobenthos Assemblages in a Sentinel Coastal Lagoon: Biodiversity and Environmental Drivers

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
This study presents an assessment of the diversity and spatial distribution of benthic macrofauna communities along the Moulay Bousselham lagoon and discusses the environmental factors contributing to observed patterns. In the autumn of 2018, 68 stations
Soilam Boutoumit, Oussama Bououarour, Reda El Kamcha, Pierre Pouzet, Bendahhou Zourarah, Abdelaziz Benhoussa, Mohamed Maanan, Hocein Bazairi   +7 more
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Current distribution of Zostera seagrass meadows along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast (SW Black Sea, Bulgaria) (2010-2020) [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022
The current distribution of Zostera spp. seagrass meadows along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast was studied. We used a combination of historical and recent observations of the habitat along the studied coastline.
Dimitar Berov, Stefania Klayn, Diana Deyanova, Ventzislav Karamfilov   +3 more
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Seagrasses benefit from mild anthropogenic nutrient additions

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Seagrasses are declining globally, in large part due to increased anthropogenic coastal nutrient loads that enhance smothering by macroalgae, attenuate light, and are toxic when in excessive concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus.
Vasco M. N. C. S. Vieira, Jorge Lobo-Arteaga, Jorge Lobo-Arteaga, Rafael Santos, Rafael Santos, David Leitão-Silva, David Leitão-Silva, Arthur Veronez, Arthur Veronez, Joana M. Neves, Joana M. Neves, Marta Nogueira, Joel C. Creed, Chiara M. Bertelli, Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Mats R. S. Pettersen   +15 more
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Interactive effects of co-occurring anthropogenic stressors on the seagrass, Zostera noltei

Ecological Indicators, 2020
Abstract Coastal ecosystems are subjected to multiple co-occurring anthropogenic stressors which potentially interact to produce complex impacts on the structure and functioning of biological communities. Seagrass meadows are among the most rapidly declining coastal habitats on Earth.
Vieira, Raquel, Martin, Airam, Hillebrand Engelen, Aschwin, Thomsen, Mads S., Arenas, Francisco   +4 more
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Effect of Ecological Recovery on Macrophyte Dominance and Production in the Venice Lagoon

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
In the last decade, the Venice Lagoon showed a significant environmental recovery that changed the assemblages of macroalgal and aquatic angiosperm dominant species and significantly increased the primary production.
Adriano Sfriso, Alessandro Buosi, Katia Sciuto, Katia Sciuto, Marion Wolf, Marion Wolf, Yari Tomio, Abdul-Salam Juhmani, Andrea Augusto Sfriso   +8 more
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