Massive Influx of Pelagic Sargassum spp. on the Coasts of the Mexican Caribbean 2014–2020: Challenges and Opportunities

V Chávez, A Uribe-Martínez, E Cuevas… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since late 2014, the Mexican Caribbean coast has periodically received massive, atypical
influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso). Negative impacts associated with these …

Maintaining tropical beaches with seagrass and algae: a promising alternative to engineering solutions

RK James, R Silva, BI Van Tussenbroek… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Tropical beaches provide coastal flood protection, income from tourism, and habitat for
flagship species. They urgently need protection from erosion, which is being exacerbated by …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon metabolism and bioavailability of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) fluxes in seagrass communities are altered under the presence of the tropical …

R Jiménez-Ramos, F Tomàs, X Reynés… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seagrass beds act as blue carbon sinks globally as they enhance the trapping of recalcitrant
(ie, low biodegradability) organic carbon in their sediments. Recent studies also show that …

[HTML][HTML] Seagrass blue carbon stocks and sequestration rates in the Colombian Caribbean

O Serrano, DI Gómez-López, L Sánchez-Valencia… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Seagrass ecosystems rank amongst the most efficient natural carbon sinks on earth,
sequestering CO 2 through photosynthesis and storing organic carbon (C org) underneath …

Caribbean-wide, long-term study of seagrass beds reveals local variations, shifts in community structure and occasional collapse

BI van Tussenbroek, J Cortés, R Collin, AC Fonseca… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The CARICOMP monitoring network gathered standardized data from 52 seagrass sampling
stations at 22 sites (mostly Thalassia testudinum-dominated beds in reef systems) across the …

Species-specific consequences of ocean acidification for the calcareous tropical green algae Halimeda

NN Price, SL Hamilton, JS Tootell… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2011 - int-res.com
Ocean acidification (OA), resulting from increasing dissolved carbon dioxide (CO 2) in
surface waters, is likely to affect many marine organisms, particularly those that calcify …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …

Direct contribution of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum to lime mud production

S Enríquez, N Schubert - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Seagrass beds contribute to oceanic carbonate lime mud production by providing a habitat
for a wide variety of calcifying organisms and acting as efficient sediment traps. Here we …

Increased temperature mitigates the effects of ocean acidification in calcified green algae (Halimeda spp.)

JE Campbell, J Fisch, C Langdon, VJ Paul - Coral Reefs, 2016 - Springer
The singular and interactive effects of ocean acidification and temperature on the physiology
of calcified green algae (Halimeda incrassata, H. opuntia, and H. simulans) were …

Fast-spreading green beds of recently introduced Halimeda incrassata invade Mallorca island (NW Mediterranean Sea)

J Alós, F Tomas, J Terrados, H Verbruggen… - Marine Ecology …, 2016 - int-res.com
Mediterranean marine biodiversity is undergoing a tropicalization process. We present the
first record and spread dynamics of the tropical green seaweed Halimeda incrassata …