Seagrasses form the foundation of many coastal ecosystems but are rapidly declining on a
global scale. The Dutch Wadden Sea once supported extensive subtidal seagrass meadows …

Marine ecologists have a wide array of tools with which to study complex and dynamic
systems, but there are cases where neither simple, highly controlled experiments nor largely …

Introduction Seagrass roots harbour diverse assemblages of microorganisms that likely
benefit the growth and survival of meadows. Yet, restoration efforts rarely consider their …

Seagrasses are globally declining and multiple restoration efforts are undertaken to reverse
these losses. However, these efforts have proven to be challenging, facing a variety of …

Enhalus acoroides, the dominant species in tropical seagrass meadows, is experiencing
declines worldwide for complicated reasons and the restoration of these meadows is …

Genetic diversity within coastal foundation species can enhance species and ecosystem
resilience to ocean warming and marine heatwaves. However, the effects of diversity on …

Seagrass meadows are among the most important coastal ecosystems. Their ongoing
decline is of concern, and transplantations are carried out in many parts of the world to …

Restoration is increasingly considered an essential tool to halt and reverse the rapid decline
of vital coastal ecosystems dominated by habitat-forming foundation species such as …

Using nursery stock grown from seeds rather than transplants could improve success of
seagrass restoration. In Indonesia, Enhalus acoroides is the climax seagrass species and …

Eelgrass, a type of marine flowering plant, can serve as a biological indicator of ecosystem
health and is threatened by numerous human activities. Eelgrass populations along the US …