Seagrasses cover about 0.1–0.2% of the global ocean, and develop highly productive
ecosystems which fulfil a key role in the coastal ecosystem. Widespread seagrass loss …

Main potential impacts on seagrasses from dredging and sand mining include physical
removal and/or burial of vegetation and effects of increased turbidity and sedimentation. For …

Human population density within 100 km of the sea is approximately three times higher than
the global average. People in this zone are concentrated in coastal cities that are hubs for …

Seagrasses occur in coastal zones throughout the world in the areas of marine habitats that
are most heavily influenced by humans. Despite a growing awareness of the importance of …

The global significance of carbon storage in Indonesia's coastal wetlands was assessed
based on published and unpublished measurements of the organic carbon content of living …

The biomass and production of seagrass populations were reassessed based on the
compilation of a large data set comprising estimates for 30 species, derived from the …

Indonesia's marine ecosystems form a fundamental part of the world's natural heritage,
representing a global maxima of marine biodiversity and supporting the world's second …

This literature review summarizes the limiting factors for seagrass occurrence, and the effect
positive feedbacks in seagrass systems have on these threshold levels. Minimum water …

Freshwater is scarce in many regions of the world. In some areas, water entitlements
currently exceed the available water supply yet few proposals for regulating quantities …

Efforts to test the hypothesised positive link between ecosystem services and functions and
biodiversity are increasing in order to forecast the consequences of the present erosion of …