Fine sediment and particulate organic matter: A review and case study on ridge-to-reef transport, transformations, fates, and impacts on marine ecosystems

Z Bainbridge, S Lewis, R Bartley, K Fabricius… - Marine Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies documenting the effects of land-derived suspended particulate matter (SPM, ie,
particulate organic matter and mineral sediment) on marine ecosystems are typically …

Severe impacts of brown tides caused by Sargassum spp. on near-shore Caribbean seagrass communities

BI Van Tussenbroek, HAH Arana… - Marine pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
From mid-2014 until the end of 2015, the Mexican Caribbean coast experienced a massive
influx of drifting Sargassum spp. that accumulated on the shores, resulting in build-up of …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the physical and chemical properties of seagrass soils

N Piñeiro-Juncal, O Serrano, MÁ Mateo, E Diaz-Almela… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Seagrasses are a polyphyletic group of angiosperms that colonized marine environments
more than 30 million years ago and currently inhabit coastal soft and rocky substrates in all …

Seagrass beds and coastal biogeochemistry

AWD LARKUM, RJ ORTH, CM DUARTE… - Seagrasses: biology …, 2006 - Springer
Seagrasses develop extensive beds at the interface between the water column and
sediment in tidal or subtidal environments. The height of seagrass canopy ranges from a few …

Form-function analysis of the effect of canopy morphology on leaf self-shading in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum

S Enríquez, NI Pantoja-Reyes - Oecologia, 2005 - Springer
The variation in seagrass morphology and the magnitude of leaf self-shading within the
canopy of Thalassia testudinum, were compared among nine sites in a fringing reef lagoon …

Shade-induced response and recovery of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa

CJ Collier, PS Lavery, PJ Ralph, RJ Masini - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
The effect of shading on the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge et Kuo was
investigated to identify mechanisms that prolong its survival during periods of low light and …

Environmental degradation of the Mexican Caribbean reef lagoons

R Velázquez-Ochoa, S Enríquez - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Insufficient attention to the large volumes of wastewater produced by expansive tourism and
urban development in the north of the Mexican Caribbean has increased concerns on the …

Environmental drivers of sediment carbon storage in temperate seagrass meadows

MAC Lima, RD Ward, CB Joyce - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Seagrass meadows are productive ecosystems that contribute to climate change mitigation
by accumulating 'Blue Carbon'in their plant biomass and sediments. However, there is wide …

Unexpectedly high degree of anammox and DNRA in seagrass sediments: Description and application of a revised isotope pairing technique

KR Salk, DV Erler, BD Eyre, N Carlson-Perret… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding the magnitude of nitrogen (N) loss and recycling pathways is crucial for
coastal N management efforts. However, quantification of denitrification and anammox by a …

[HTML][HTML] Structural complexity governs seagrass acclimatization to depth with relevant consequences for meadow production, macrophyte diversity and habitat carbon …

S Enríquez, I Olivé, N Cayabyab, JD Hedley - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Analyses of the integrated seagrass response to depth support the previously documented
low plasticity and consistent shade-adapted leaf physiology of a habitat-builder that …