Seagrass meadows mixed with calcareous algae have higher plant productivity and sedimentary blue carbon storage
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8579
Abstract: Abstract Seagrass meadows capture and store large amounts of carbon in the sediment beneath, thereby serving as efficient sinks of atmospheric CO2. Carbon sequestration levels may however differ greatly among meadows depending on, among other… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; calcareous algae; seagrass; plant ... See more keywords
Recovery of a large herbivore changes regulation of seagrass productivity in a naturally grazed Caribbean ecosystem.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3180
Abstract: What happens in meadows after populations of natural grazers rebound following centuries of low abundance? Many seagrass ecosystems are now experiencing this phenomenon with the recovery of green turtles (Chelonia mydas), large-bodied marine herbivores that… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; changes regulation; productivity; seagrass ... See more keywords
Positive contribution of macrofaunal biodiversity to secondary production and seagrass carbon metabolism
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3648
Abstract: Abstract Coastal vegetated habitats such as seagrasses are known to play a critical role in carbon cycling and the potential to mitigate climate change, as blue carbon habitats have been repeatedly highlighted. However, little information… read more here.
Keywords: secondary production; carbon; carbon metabolism; production ... See more keywords
Non‐seagrass carbon contributions to seagrass sediment blue carbon
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.10718
Abstract: Non-seagrass sources account for ∼ 50% of the sediment organic carbon (SOC) in many seagrass beds, a fraction that may derive from external organic matter (OM) advected into the meadow and trapped by the seagrass… read more here.
Keywords: seagrass carbon; carbon; non seagrass; seagrass ... See more keywords
A healthy trophic structure underlies the resistance of pristine seagrass beds to nutrient enrichment
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.11545
Abstract: Whether pristine ecosystems with intact trophic structures are more resilient to anthropogenic pressures than ecosystems facing human exploitation is a pressing question to ecological theory and management. For coastal vegetated ecosystems such as kelp forests… read more here.
Keywords: seagrass; trophic structure; trophic downgrading; nutrient enrichment ... See more keywords
Thresholds in catchment nitrogen load for shifts from seagrass to nuisance macroalgae in shallow intertidal estuaries
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.11689
Abstract: Eutrophication of shallow coastal ecosystems often manifests as dense mats of opportunistic macroalgae, degraded underlying sediments and displacement of ecologically important primary producers including seagrass beds. Ecological thresholds of drivers that cause these shifts in… read more here.
Keywords: nuisance macroalgae; load; shallow intertidal; seagrass ... See more keywords
Spatial dietary shift in bivalves from embayment with river discharge and mariculture activities to outer seagrass beds in northwestern Philippines
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-3063-z
Abstract: To investigate the spatial variation in bivalve food sources along a pollution gradient and assess bivalve contribution to biogeochemical cycles in tropical coastal ecosystems, the δ13C and δ15N values of bivalves and their potential food… read more here.
Keywords: seagrass beds; food sources; seagrass; northwestern philippines ... See more keywords
Instability and Stasis Among the Microbiome of Seagrass Leaves, Roots and Rhizomes, and Nearby Sediments Within a Natural pH Gradient.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01867-9
Abstract: Seagrass meadows are hotspots of biodiversity with considerable economic and ecological value. The health of seagrass ecosystems is influenced in part by the makeup and stability of their microbiome, but microbiome composition can be sensitive to… read more here.
Keywords: instability stasis; stasis among; roots rhizomes; natural gradient ... See more keywords
Tropical Biogeomorphic Seagrass Landscapes for Coastal Protection: Persistence and Wave Attenuation During Major Storms Events
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-020-00519-2
Abstract: The intensity of major storm events generated within the Atlantic Basin is projected to rise with the warming of the oceans, which is likely to exacerbate coastal erosion. Nature-based flood defence has been proposed as… read more here.
Keywords: coastal protection; seagrass meadows; major storms; seagrass ... See more keywords
Heat-stress induced expression of stress-inducible nucleotide exchange factor Fes1 in seagrass Zostera japonica
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DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02185-5
Abstract: Seagrass meadows are among the four most productive marine natural ecosystems in the world. Zostera japonica (Z. japonica) is the most widely distributed species of seagrass in China. Nucleotide exchange factors (NEFs) promote the release… read more here.
Keywords: heat stress; zjfes1; stress; japonica ... See more keywords
Temporal variability of a protected multispecific tropical seagrass meadow in response to environmental change
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7977-z
Abstract: In a changing environment, there is an increasing interest to monitor ecosystems to understand their responses to environmental change. Seagrass meadows are highly important ecosystems that are under constant pressure from human activities and climate… read more here.
Keywords: seagrass meadow; environmental change; multispecific tropical; seagrass meadows ... See more keywords