Plant species usually have either annual or perennial life cycles, but facultative annual
species have annual or perennial populations depending on their environment. In terrestrial …

This paper reviews the current knowledge on the diversity, distribution and ecology of the
genus Ruppia L. in the Mediterranean region. The genus Ruppia, a cosmopolitan aquatic …

Marine reserves are widely used to protect species important for conservation and fisheries
and to help maintain ecological processes that sustain their populations, including …

Seagrass is an important natural attribute of 28 World Heritage (WH) properties. These WH
seagrass habitats provide a wide range of services to adjacent ecosystems and human …

Seagrass meadows are becoming increasingly stressed throughout the world, due to a
variety of factors including anthropogenic nutrient and sediment loading, and extreme …

Sea surface temperature (SST) has increased worldwide since the beginning of the 20th
century, a trend which is expected to continue. Changes in SST can have significant impacts …

Species, including seagrasses, at their range limits are uniquely vulnerable to climate
change. In the western Atlantic Ocean, the biogeographic transition zone between …

Past studies have demonstrated that Ruppia cirrhosa (Ruppia), which typically grows in
brackish water, is far too unreliable to serve as the chronological basis for radiocarbon …

Climate change is increasingly threatening World Heritage (WH) properties and their
Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). Climate change impacts the attributes that collectively …

Seagrasses are globally acknowledged as crucial habitats as they provide a variety of
ecosystem services. Mexico's legislation protects most of these marine plants; however, the …