Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: an Australian perspective

PH York, TM Smith, RG Coles, SA McKenna… - Marine environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Seagrass species form important marine and estuarine habitats providing valuable
ecosystem services and functions. Coastal zones that are increasingly impacted by …

Bounded and unbounded boundaries–Untangling mechanisms for estuarine-marine ecological connectivity: Scales of m to 10,000 km–A review

E Wolanski - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent advances in our understanding of the self-recruitment and connectivity of estuarine
and coastal fauna and flora were made possible by an integration of physical …

Spatial patterns of seagrass dispersal and settlement

A Grech, J Wolter, R Coles, L McKenzie… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The movement of propagules among plant populations affects their ability to replenish
and recover after a disturbance. Quantitative data on recovery strategies, including the …

Rare long‐distance dispersal of a marine angiosperm across the Pacific Ocean

TM Smith, PH York, BR Broitman… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Long‐distance dispersal (LDD) events occur rarely but play a fundamental role in
shaping species biogeography. Lying at the heart of island biogeography theory, LDD relies …

The dynamics of seagrass ecosystems: history, past accomplishments, and future prospects

RJ Orth, KL Heck Jr - Estuaries and Coasts, 2023 - Springer
The goal of this perspective is to review how seagrass research has evolved over the past
half century to our current state of knowledge. We review how our knowledge of seagrass …

Marine plant dispersal and connectivity measures differ in their sensitivity to biophysical model parameters

J Schlaefer, A Carter, S Choukroun, R Coles… - … Modelling & Software, 2022 - Elsevier
Biophysical models simulate dispersal and connectivity in marine environments by
combining numerical models that represent water circulation with biological parameters that …

[HTML][HTML] Catastrophic events and estuarine connectivity influence presence of aquatic macrophytes and trophic status of intermittently-open coastal lagoons in eastern …

PR Scanes, A Ferguson, J Potts - Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 2020 - Elsevier
Small intermittently open lagoons are the most common type of estuary in NSW but the
majority of them have no seagrass despite apparently suitable physical and water quality …

Quantifying the dispersal potential of seagrass vegetative fragments: a comparison of multiple subtropical species

EJ Weatherall, EL Jackson, RA Hendry… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Seagrass meadows are threatened by anthropogenic and natural disturbances on both a
local and global scale. Understanding the potential for seagrasses to disperse, connecting …

Spatial variation in reproductive effort of a southern Australian seagrass

TM Smith, PH York, PI Macreadie, MJ Keough… - Marine environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
In marine environments characterised by habitat-forming plants, the relative allocation of
resources into vegetative growth and flowering is an important indicator of plant condition …

Size matters: variations in seagrass seed size at local scales affects seed performance

TM Smith, CDH Sherman, EE Cumming, PH York… - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
Seed size can have an impact on angiosperm reproductive fitness. Ecological theory
predicts plants that will produce larger seeds in stressful environments to increase the …