A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems
Seagrass ecosystems represent a global marine resource that is declining across its range.
To halt degradation and promote recovery over large scales, management requires a radical …
To halt degradation and promote recovery over large scales, management requires a radical …
A meta-analysis of tropical cyclone effects on seagrass meadows
KM Correia, DL Smee - Wetlands, 2022 - Springer
Tropical cyclones can severely disturb temperate and tropical ecosystems through
damaging winds and excessive rainfall, but effects are often diverse, complex, and context …
damaging winds and excessive rainfall, but effects are often diverse, complex, and context …
Temporal stability of seagrass extent, leaf area, and carbon storage in St. Joseph Bay, Florida: a semi-automated remote sensing analysis
Seagrasses are globally recognized for their contribution to blue carbon sequestration.
However, accurate quantification of their carbon storage capacity remains uncertain due, in …
However, accurate quantification of their carbon storage capacity remains uncertain due, in …
Caribbean-wide, long-term study of seagrass beds reveals local variations, shifts in community structure and occasional collapse
The CARICOMP monitoring network gathered standardized data from 52 seagrass sampling
stations at 22 sites (mostly Thalassia testudinum-dominated beds in reef systems) across the …
stations at 22 sites (mostly Thalassia testudinum-dominated beds in reef systems) across the …
Tropical biogeomorphic seagrass landscapes for coastal protection: Persistence and wave attenuation during major storms events
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 …
with the warming of the oceans, which is likely to exacerbate coastal erosion. Nature-based …
Effects of Climate-Change-Related Phenomena on Coastal Ecosystems in the Mexican Caribbean
The intensity of climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems is determined by a
combination of global, regional, and local drivers. However, many studies on the impact of …
combination of global, regional, and local drivers. However, many studies on the impact of …
[HTML][HTML] Environmental state and tendencies of the Puerto Morelos CARICOMP site, Mexico
RE Rodríguez-Martínez, F Ruíz-Rentería… - Revista de biología …, 2010 - scielo.sa.cr
The CARICOMP site at Puerto Morelos, Mexico was monitored from 1993 to 2005. No
significant changes in air temperature, wind patterns, periodicity and quantity of rainfall, sea …
significant changes in air temperature, wind patterns, periodicity and quantity of rainfall, sea …
Long range gene flow beyond predictions from oceanographic transport in a tropical marine foundation species
The transport of passively dispersed organisms across tropical margins remains poorly
understood. Hypotheses of oceanographic transportation potential lack testing with large …
understood. Hypotheses of oceanographic transportation potential lack testing with large …
Seagrass coastal protection services reduced by invasive species expansion and megaherbivore grazing
Seagrasses provide an important ecosystem service by creating a stable erosion‐resistant
seabed that contributes to effective coastal protection. Variable morphologies and life …
seabed that contributes to effective coastal protection. Variable morphologies and life …
In the wake of a major hurricane: differential effects on early vs. late successional seagrass species
VM Congdon, C Bonsell, MR Cuddy… - Limnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
At least 18 major storms have struck the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in the past 50 yr
including Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that passed over extensive seagrass beds …
including Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that passed over extensive seagrass beds …