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 …
Facilitating foundation species: The potential for plant–bivalve interactions to improve habitat restoration success
Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world.
Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new …
Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new …
A three-stage symbiosis forms the foundation of seagrass ecosystems
Seagrasses evolved from terrestrial plants into marine foundation species around 100
million years ago. Their ecological success, however, remains a mystery because natural …
million years ago. Their ecological success, however, remains a mystery because natural …
Chemosynthetic symbionts of marine invertebrate animals are capable of nitrogen fixation
JM Petersen, A Kemper, H Gruber-Vodicka… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Chemosynthetic symbioses are partnerships between invertebrate animals and
chemosynthetic bacteria. The latter are the primary producers, providing most of the organic …
chemosynthetic bacteria. The latter are the primary producers, providing most of the organic …
Fear of predation slows plant-litter decomposition
Aboveground consumers are believed to affect ecosystem functioning by regulating the
quantity and quality of plant litter entering the soil. We uncovered a pathway whereby …
quantity and quality of plant litter entering the soil. We uncovered a pathway whereby …
Representative measurement of two-dimensional reactive phosphate distributions and co-distributed iron (II) and sulfide in seagrass sediment porewaters
A Pagès, PR Teasdale, D Robertson, WW Bennett… - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
The high degree of heterogeneity within sediments can make interpreting one-dimensional
measurements difficult. The recent development and use of in situ techniques that measure …
measurements difficult. The recent development and use of in situ techniques that measure …
Taxonomic and functional heterogeneity of the gill microbiome in a symbiotic coastal mangrove lucinid species
Lucinidae clams harbor gammaproteobacterial thioautotrophic gill endosymbionts that are
environmentally acquired. Thioautotrophic lucinid symbionts are related to metabolically …
environmentally acquired. Thioautotrophic lucinid symbionts are related to metabolically …
Caribbean spiny lobster fishery is underpinned by trophic subsidies from chemosynthetic primary production
Summary The Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, is one of the most valuable
fisheries commodities in the Central American region, directly employing 50,000 people and …
fisheries commodities in the Central American region, directly employing 50,000 people and …
Multispecies individuals
P Bourrat, PE Griffiths - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 2018 - Springer
We assess the arguments for recognising functionally integrated multispecies consortia as
genuine biological individuals, including cases of so-called 'holobionts'. We provide two …
genuine biological individuals, including cases of so-called 'holobionts'. We provide two …
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 …
half century to our current state of knowledge. We review how our knowledge of seagrass …