Sulfide intrusion in seagrasses, as assessed by stable sulfur isotope signals, is widespread
in all climate zones, where seagrasses are growing. Seagrasses can incorporate substantial …

Human-and nature-induced hypersaline conditions in coastal systems can lead to profound
alterations of the structure and vitality of seagrass meadows and their socio-ecological …

Extreme heating (up to 43° C measured from five-year temperature records) occurs in
shallow coastal seagrass meadows of the Great Barrier Reef at low tide. We measured …

Humans are placing more strain on the world's oceans than ever before. Furthermore,
marine ecosystems are seldom subjected to single stressors, rather they are frequently …

“Protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity” is the second official aim of the current UN
Ocean Decade (2021 to 2030) calling for the identification and protection of critical marine …

Human-induced global change is expected to amplify the disease risk for marine biota.
However, the role of disease in the rapid global decline of seagrass is largely unknown …

Symbiotic relationships between microbes and plants are common and well studied in
terrestrial ecosystems, but little is known about such relationships in aquatic environments …

Eelgrass Zostera marina L. distribution patterns in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA have
shown complex changes, with recovery from losses in the 1930s varying between the …

Two major episodes of seagrass mortality have occurred in Florida Bay in the past 30 years:
The first occurred between 1987 and 1991 and the second began in 2015. In both episodes …

The increase of seawater desalination plants may affect seagrasses as a result of its
hypersaline effluents. There are some studies on the salinity tolerance of seagrasses under …