As is the case for terrestrial organisms, carotenoids represent the most common group of
pigments in marine environments. They are generally biosynthesized by all autotrophic …

Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines.
They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising …

Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

Threats to and loss of seagrass ecosystems globally, impact not only natural resources but
also the lives of people who directly or indirectly depend on these systems. Seagrass …

Marine vegetated habitats (seagrasses, salt-marshes, macroalgae and mangroves) occupy
0.2% of the ocean surface, but contribute 50% of carbon burial in marine sediments. Their …

Seagrasses are remarkable plants that have adapted to live in a marine environment. They
form extensive meadows found globally that bioengineer their local environments and …

There is strong evidence that the seafloor constitutes a final sink for plastics from land
sources. There is also evidence that part of the plastics lying on the shallow seafloor are …

In coastal and estuarine systems, foundation species like seagrasses, mangroves,
saltmarshes or corals provide important ecosystem services. Seagrasses are globally …

The protection of organic carbon stored in forests is considered as an important method for
mitigating climate change. Like terrestrial ecosystems, coastal ecosystems store large …

Seagrasses have the ability to contribute towards climate change mitigation, through large
organic carbon (C org) sinks within their ecosystems. Although the importance of blue …