Coastal oceans are particularly affected by rapid and extreme environmental changes with
dramatic consequences for the entire ecosystem. Seagrasses are key ecosystem …

Productivity of seagrasses can be controlled by physiological processes, as well as various
biotic and abiotic factors that influence plant metabolism. Light, temperature, and inorganic …

Seagrass distribution is controlled by light availability, especially at the deepest edge of the
meadow. Light attenuation due to both natural and anthropogenically-driven processes …

Seagrass meadows are considered to be among the most important marine ecosystems,
with regard to both ecology and biodiversity and for the services they provide. Seven …

One of the major features of the coastal zone is that part of its sea floor receives a significant
amount of sunlight and can therefore sustain benthic primary production by seagrasses …

Seagrasses possess similar organs and tissues as the other flowering plants. Nearly all-
mature flowering plants have distinctive above and below ground parts. The exceptions are …

Coastal zones are widely recognised as being particularly vulnerable to future
environmental change. Although a significant number of previous papers warn of an …

The actual estimates of carbon stocks beneath seagrass meadows worldwide are derived
from few data, resulting in a tendency to generalize global carbon stocks from a very limited …

To the casual observer, seagrass meadows often appear to be uniformlandscapes with
limited structure. Belying this appearance, seagrass meadows contain considerable …

The increase in extreme heat events associated to global warming threatens seagrass
ecosystems, likely by affecting key plant physiological processes such as photosynthesis …