Seagrass meadows provide multiple ecosystem services, yet they are among the most
threatened ecosystems on earth. Because of their role as carbon sinks, protection and …

In December 2004, a huge tsunami in SE Asia claimed many lives and caused catastrophic
damage. This event has stimulated a debate about the role played by coastal ecosystems …

Plants are important in urban environments for removing pathogens and improving water
quality. Seagrass meadows are the most widespread coastal ecosystem on the planet …

The contribution of seagrasses to coastal protection is examined through the review of the
most relevant existing knowledge. Seagrasses are the largest submerged aquatic …

Fluid dynamics is the study of the movement of fluids. Among other things, it addresses
velocity, acceleration, and the forces exerted by or upon fluids in motion (Daugherty et al …

While the ability of subaquatic vegetation to attenuate wave energy is well recognized in
general, there is a paucity of data from the field to describe the rate and mechanisms of …

A bstract Seagrasses are threatened by human activity in many locations around the world.
Their decline is often characterized by sudden ecosystem collapse from a vegetated to a …

Retention of particles in seagrass canopies is usually attributed to only the indirect,
attenuating effects canopies have on flow, turbulence and wave action, promoting …

Sediment erosion results from hydrodynamic forcing, represented by the bottom shear stress
(BSS), and from the erodability of the sediment, defined by the critical erosion shear stress …

Seagrass beds alter their hydrodynamic environment by inducing drag on the flow, thereby
attenuating wave energy and near-bottom currents. This alters the turbulent structure and …