Seagrass meadows are highly productive habitats that provide important ecosystem
services in the coastal zone, including carbon and nutrient sequestration. Organic carbon in …

Cyanobacteria of the genus Oscillatoria (Trichodesmium) account for annual inputs of
nitrogen to the world's oceans of about 4.8× 1012 grams while benthic environments …

Seagrasses are among the planet's most effective natural ecosystems for sequestering
(capturing and storing) carbon (C); but if degraded, they could leak stored C into the …

Nutrient loading to coastal bay ecosystems is of a similar magnitude as that to deeper, river-
fed estuaries, yet our understanding of the eutrophication process in these shallow systems …

Written by an internationally renowned group of contributors, this book examines the
function and structure of coastal lagoon ecosystems and the factors that affect them. The …

Seagrass beds alter their hydrodynamic environment by inducing drag on the flow, thereby
attenuating wave energy and near-bottom currents. This alters the turbulent structure and …

Zostera marina (eelgrass) in the coastal bays of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA, declined
precipitously in the 1930s due to the pandemic wasting disease and a destructive hurricane …

Estuaries have high rates of primary production and respiration and can be hotspots for
carbon dioxide and methane enriched submarine groundwater discharge. Here, we report …

Seagrasses are important foundation species in shallow coastal ecosystems that provide
critical ecosystem services including stabilizing sediment, sequestering carbon and …

Light availability is critically important for primary productivity in coastal systems, yet current
research approaches may not be adequate in shallow coastal lagoons. Light attenuation in …