Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines.
They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising …

Coastal oceans are particularly affected by rapid and extreme environmental changes with
dramatic consequences for the entire ecosystem. Seagrasses are key ecosystem …

The spatial extent of seagrass is poorly mapped, and knowledge of historical loss is limited.
Here, we collated empirical and qualitative data using systematic review methods to provide …

Seagrasses provide multiple ecosystem services including nursery habitat, improved water
quality, coastal protection, and carbon sequestration. However, seagrasses are in crisis as …

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 …

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 …

Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging
as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine …

Seagrasses offer diverse ecosystem services, yet, they are among the most threatened
ecosystems. When degraded or destroyed, their services are lost or reduced in the process …

Coastal erosion poses an urgent threat to life and property in low-lying regions. Sand
nourishment is increasingly used as a nature-based solution but requires significant natural …

This book provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to
address current environmental challenges. In the 21st century, society is faced by rapid …