Studland Bay, Dorset, on the central south coast of England is shallow and well protected
from the prevailing south-west winds, making it an ideal habitat for a dense seagrass bed of …

The current study examined the direct interactions between intertidal seagrasses
(Zosteraceae) and burrowing ghost shrimps (Callianassidae) and their influence on …

The impact of bioturbation by the burrowing ghost shrimp Callianassa filholi on benthic
community composition was examined in relation to seasonal and small-scale spatial …

Macrofauna are important contributors to estuarine ecosystem services within and outside of
seagrass beds. Here we documented the natural recolonisation of a temperate seagrass …

This study examines the resource use and trophic position of nematodes and harpacticoid
copepods at the genus/species level in an estuarine food web in Zostera noltii beds and in …

The molluscan macrofauna living in shallow muddy bottoms with the green algae Caulerpa
prolifera was studied monthly between February 1994 and January 1996 in the inner Bay of …

Increasing recognition is being given to the concept of 'ecosystem engineers', which alter the
physical nature of the environment and thereby influence other species by means that are …

Seagrass landscapes are coastal environments that support diverse and abundant faunal
communities. This study investigated infaunal assemblage patterns in fragmented and …

Seagrasses are flowering plants that develop into extensive underwater meadows and play
a key role in the coastal ecosystem. In the last few years, several techniques have been …

Abstract The Mediterranean endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica forms beds
characterised by a dense leaf canopy and a thick root-rhizome 'matte'. Death of P. oceanica …