Microplastics in the seagrass ecosystems: A critical review

C Li, L Zhu, WT Li, D Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine microplastic (MP) pollution represents a global environmental issue that has ignited
considerable apprehension within the international community. Seagrass beds, which serve …

Status, biodiversity, and ecosystem services of seagrass habitats within the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean

A Al-Asif, AHM Kamal, H Hamli, MH Idris… - Ocean Science …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Area of the Coral Triangle (CT), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste, comprises 5.7 million km2 of the Pacific …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the seagrass conservation and restoration priorities: Coupling habitat suitability and anthropogenic pressures

W Hu, D Zhang, B Chen, X Liu, X Ye, Q Jiang… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Seagrass meadows provide important ecosystem services, but are among the least
conserved marine ecosystems. The Southern bioregion of China has the nation's largest …

Mangroves as a major source of soil carbon storage in adjacent seagrass meadows

G Chen, MH Azkab, GL Chmura, S Chen… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mangrove forests have the potential to export carbon to adjacent ecosystems but whether
mangrove-derived organic carbon (OC) would enhance the soil OC storage in seagrass …

The dual role of benthic fish: Effects on water quality in the presence and absence of submerged macrophytes

C Lv, H Shan, Y Tian, X Zhao, Z Wen, C Yin, Z Li, H Su… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Rebuilding a clear-water state dominated by submerged macrophytes is essential for
addressing eutrophication, yet the impact of benthic fish on water quality is complex. We …

[HTML][HTML] Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora acts as a key carbon source to support macrozoobenthos in the salt marsh and nearby mudflat communities

S He, J Lin, X Liu, S Jia, S Chen - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Exotic cordgrass Spartina can influence the trophic interaction and functioning of coastal
ecosystems by altering the availability or palatability of carbon sources utilized by …

Macroinvertebrate assessment in seagrass ecosystem in Sinacaban Municipality, Misamis Occidental, Philippines

HMAEO MAHILAC, JP TANDINGAN… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Mahilac HMO, Tandingan JP, Torres AG, Amparado JRR, Roa-Quiaoit HA. 2023.
Macroinvertebrate assessment in seagrass ecosystem in Sinacaban Municipality, Misamis …

Pond aquaculture effluents feed an anthropogenic nitrogen loop in a SE Asian estuary

LS Herbeck, U Krumme, I Nordhaus… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal aquaculture expansion resulted in mangrove area loss and ecosystem degradation
in the past decades, mainly in tropical Asia. Despite increasing environmental concerns …

Highly productive tropical seagrass beds support diverse consumers and a large organic carbon pool in the sediments

CL Lee, WJ Lin, PJ Liu, KT Shao, HJ Lin - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tropical seagrass beds are productive coastal ecosystems that are important blue carbon
sinks and crucial habitats and feeding grounds for consumers at high trophic levels. To …

Comparing trophic levels estimated from a tropical marine food web using an ecosystem model and stable isotopes

J Du, PC Makatipu, LSR Tao, D Pauly… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Comparing the outputs of food web models with those from other independent approaches
is necessary to build confidence in the use of these models to help manage fisheries. Mass …