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 …

Some species of seagrasses (eg, Zostera marina and Posidonia oceanica) have declined in
the Mediterranean, at least locally. Others are progressing, helped by sea warming, such as …

The growth and population dynamics of Posidonia oceanica were examined in 29 meadows
along 1000 km of the Spanish Mediterranean coast (from 36" 46'to 42" 22'N). oceanica …

Seagrasses have received considerable attention over the past 2 decades because of the
multiple ecological roles they play in estuarine and coastal ecosystems and concerns over …

Posidonia oceanica, a seagrass endemic to the Mediterranean forms extended and
extremely persistent meadows. It is a clonal plant with an apparently irregular pattern of …

The nine species comprising the genus Zostera discussed in this chapter form a widespread
and relatively well-studied group of seagrasses. Some of the earliest studies of seagrasses …

Seagrasses began colonizing the marine environment 100 million years ago in the
Cretaceaous (den Hartog, 1970) and, like their terrestrial, wetland, and freshwater …

The increase in extreme heat events associated to global warming threatens seagrass
ecosystems, likely by affecting key plant physiological processes such as photosynthesis …

Recolonisation of Zostera marina, following complete destruction caused by an anoxic crisis,
was studied in the Thau lagoon (French Mediterranean Sea) from February 1998 to …

Genetic diversity is one of three forms of biodiversity recognized by the IUCN as deserving
conservation along with species and ecosystems. Seagrasses provide all three levels in …