Seagrasses are valuable sources of food and habitat for marine life and are one of Earth's
most efficient carbon sinks. However, they are facing a global decline due to ocean warming …

Seagrass meadows are disappearing at alarming rates as a result of increasing coastal
development and climate change. The emergence of omics and molecular profiling …

Climate change and extreme climatic events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs), are
threatening seagrass ecosystems. Metabolomics can be used to gain insight into early …

In this study we investigated the effect of light-limitation (∼ 20 μmol photons m− 2 s− 1) on
the southern hemisphere seagrass, Zostera muelleri. RNA sequencing, chlorophyll …

Seagrasses have a unique leaf morphology where the major site for chloroplasts is in the
epidermal cells, stomata are absent and aerenchyma is present inside the epidermis. This …

The increase of marine heat waves (MHWs) occurrence is exacerbated in Mediterranean
Sea and temperature resilience-enhancing strategies on key species, such as the seagrass …

Copper (Cu) in an essential trace metal but it can also contaminate coastal waters at high
concentrations mainly from agricultural run-off and mining activities which are detrimental to …

Seagrass meadows can improve water quality through their nutrient removal capacity.
However, this key ecosystem function might be affected by reduced light availability in the …

This thesis explores the complexity of seagrass stress response in the face of current
environmental changes. This is a timely and relevant issue due to the role supplied by these …

Seagrasses are being threatened globally due to human-induced environmental changes
with ocean warming being one of the main players. A better understanding of the interaction …