Wave‐induced velocities inside a model seagrass bed

M Luhar, S Coutu, E Infantes, S Fox… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Laboratory measurements reveal the flow structure within and above a model seagrass
meadow (dynamically similar to Zostera marina) forced by progressive waves. Despite being …

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 …

Carbon economy of Mediterranean seagrasses in response to thermal stress

L Marín-Guirao, J Bernardeau-Esteller… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased plant mortality in temperate seagrass populations has been recently observed
after summer heatwaves, although the underlying causes of plant death are yet unknown …

Habitat features and their influence on the restoration potential of marine habitats in Europe

T Bekkby, N Papadopoulou, D Fiorentino… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
To understand the restoration potential of degraded habitats, it is important to know the key
processes and habitat features that allow for recovery after disturbance. As part of the EU …

[PDF][PDF] Seagrass systems

MC Buia, MC Gambi, M Dappiano - Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 2004 - researchgate.net
Cap. 5. inglese indd.indd Page 1 Biol. Mar. Medit. (2004), 11 (Suppl. 1): 133-183 MC BUIA1, MC
GAMBI1, M. DAPPIANO1-2 1 Laboratorio di Ecologia del Benthos, Stazione Zoologica “A …

Large-Scale Prediction of Seagrass Distribution Integrating Landscape Metrics and Environmental Factors: The Case of Cymodocea nodosa (Mediterranean–Atlantic …

RM Chefaoui, J Assis, CM Duarte, EA Serrão - Estuaries and Coasts, 2016 - Springer
Understanding the factors that affect seagrass meadows encompassing their entire range of
distribution is challenging yet important for their conservation. Here, we predict the realized …

Modelling the Mediterranean marine ecosystem as a whole: addressing the challenge of complexity

C Piroddi, M Coll, J Steenbeek, DM Moy… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
An ecosystem modelling approach was used to understand and assess the Mediterranean
marine ecosystem structure and function as a whole. In particular, 2 food web models for the …

Responses of the Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa to combined temperature and salinity stress at the ionomic, transcriptomic, ultrastructural and …

S Tsioli, M Koutalianou, GA Gkafas… - Marine Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Little Neptune grass Cymodocea nodosa is a key seagrass species in the
Mediterranean Sea, forming extensive and patchy meadows in shallow coastal and …

Antioxidant response to heat stress in seagrasses. A gene expression study

O Tutar, L Marín-Guirao, JM Ruiz… - Marine environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Seawater warming associated to the ongoing climate change threatens functioning and
survival of keystone coastal benthic species such as seagrasses. Under elevated …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping and assessing seagrass meadows changes and blue carbon under past, current, and future scenarios

M Montero-Hidalgo, F Tuya, F Otero-Ferrer… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seagrasses store large amounts of blue carbon and mitigate climate change, but they have
suffered strong regressions worldwide in recent decades. Blue carbon assessments may …