Seagrasses in an era of ocean warming: a review

HM Nguyen, PJ Ralph, L Marín‐Guirao… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seagrasses are valuable sources of food and habitat for marine life and are one of Earth's
most efficient carbon sinks. However, they are facing a global decline due to ocean warming …

Phenotypic plasticity under rapid global changes: The intrinsic force for future seagrasses survival

J Pazzaglia, TBH Reusch, A Terlizzi… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal oceans are particularly affected by rapid and extreme environmental changes with
dramatic consequences for the entire ecosystem. Seagrasses are key ecosystem …

Decline of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) production over two decades in the face of warming of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

V Litsi‐Mizan, PT Efthymiadis, V Gerakaris… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The response of Posidonia oceanica meadows to global warming of the Eastern
Mediterranean Sea, where the increase in sea surface temperature (SST) is particularly …

Restoration of seagrass meadows in the Mediterranean Sea: a critical review of effectiveness and ethical issues

CF Boudouresque, A Blanfuné, G Pergent, T Thibaut - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Climate change and the presence of invasive species will threaten the persistence of the Mediterranean seagrass community

P Beca-Carretero, G Winters, M Teichberg… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been experiencing rapid increases in temperature and
salinity triggering its tropicalization. Additionally, its connection with the Red Sea has been …

Unveiling the resistance of native weed communities: insights for managing invasive weed species in disturbed environments

WA Khattak, J Sun, R Hameed, F Zaman… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Weed communities influence the dynamics of ecosystems, particularly in disturbed
environments where anthropogenic activities often result in higher pollution. Understanding …

Projected rapid habitat expansion of tropical seagrass species in the Mediterranean Sea as climate change progresses

P Beca-Carretero, M Teichberg, G Winters… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During the last 150 years, the tropical seagrass species Halophila stipulacea has
established itself in the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea. More recently …

Dietary analysis of two sympatric marine turtle species in the eastern Mediterranean

JL Palmer, D Beton, BA Çiçek, S Davey, EM Duncan… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

A Tight Interaction between the Native Seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the Exotic Halophila stipulacea in the Aegean Sea Highlights Seagrass Holobiont …

C Conte, ET Apostolaki, S Vizzini, L Migliore - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seagrasses harbour bacterial communities with which they constitute a functional unit called
holobiont that responds as a whole to environmental changes. Epiphytic bacterial …

Seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) invasion enhances carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean Sea

M Wesselmann, NR Geraldi, CM Duarte… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction and establishment of exotic species often result in significant changes in
recipient communities and their associated ecosystem services. However, usually the …