Anthropogenic pressures negatively impact genomic diversity of the vulnerable seagrass Zostera capensis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109831
Abstract: Zostera capensis is a keystone species providing essential ecosystem services to southern African coastal systems. Like most seagrasses globally, Z. capensis is declining and under threat from anthropogenic pressures, and indicators of seagrass health and… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; nucleotide diversity; zostera capensis; genomic diversity ... See more keywords
Conservation implications of herbicides on seagrasses: sublethal glyphosate exposure decreases fitness in the endangered Zostera capensis
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14295
Abstract: Worldwide seagrass populations are in decline, calling for urgent measures in their conservation. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide globally, leading to increasing concern about its ecological impact, yet little is known about the… read more here.
Keywords: glyphosate; glyphosate exposure; sublethal glyphosate; conservation ... See more keywords