The activity of the benthos, including benthic plants, is important in driving the overall system
dynamics in shallow lagoons, due to the high ratio of sediment surface area relative to water …

Seagrass biomass represents an important source of organic carbon that can contribute to
long-term sediment carbon stocks in coastal ecosystems. There is little empirical data on the …

Seagrass ecosystems are significant carbon sinks, and their resident microbial communities
ultimately determine the quantity and quality of carbon sequestered. However …

The dynamics of macrophytic and macrozoobenthic communities were studied during two
consecutive years in three French lagoons with differing degrees of eutrophication:(1) …

Seasonal and spatial variations of phytoplankton primary production were studied using a
high frequency sampling strategy in the external (ENW) and internal (INW) part of Arcachon …

Invasive species are often hypothesized to have superior performance traits. We compared
stress tolerance (as change in biomass) of the invasive macroalgae Codium fragile ssp …

The study of a Posidonia sinuosa sedimentary archive has delivered a millenary record of
environmental change in Cockburn Sound (Western Australia). Ecosystem change is a …

Seagrass ecosystems have received a great deal of attention recently for their ability to
capture and store carbon, thereby helping to mitigate climate change. However, their carbon …

Seagrass ecosystems are globally-significant 'blue carbon'sinks; however, there is concern
that this capacity will decline if rising ocean temperatures accelerate microbial …

Coastal marine plant communities are, in contrast to the open sea where the only primary
producers are phytoplankton, made up by a number of different plant groups that each …