Massive Influx of Pelagic Sargassum spp. on the Coasts of the Mexican Caribbean 2014–2020: Challenges and Opportunities

V Chávez, A Uribe-Martínez, E Cuevas… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since late 2014, the Mexican Caribbean coast has periodically received massive, atypical
influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso). Negative impacts associated with these …

The fundamental role of ecological feedback mechanisms for the adaptive management of seagrass ecosystems–a review

PS Maxwell, JS Eklöf, MM van Katwijk… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Seagrass meadows are vital ecosystems in coastal zones worldwide, but are also under
global threat. One of the major hurdles restricting the success of seagrass conservation and …

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] Toward a coordinated global observing system for seagrasses and marine macroalgae

JE Duffy, L Benedetti-Cecchi, J Trinanes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In coastal waters around the world, the dominant primary producers are benthic
macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure and food …

Vulnerability of marine turtles to climate change

ES Poloczanska, CJ Limpus, GC Hays - Advances in marine biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

Climate change and Australian marine life

ES Poloczanska, RC Babcock, A Butler… - … and marine biology, 2007 - books.google.com
Australia's marine life is highly diverse and endemic. Here we describe projections of
climate change in Australian waters and examine from the literature likely impacts of these …

The impact of sediment burial and erosion on seagrasses: a review

S Cabaço, R Santos, CM Duarte - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2008 - Elsevier
The available information from experimental and descriptive studies on the effects of
sediment burial and erosion on seagrasses was compiled to synthesize the information …

Interesting times: winners, losers, and system shifts under climate change around Australia

EA Fulton - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Fulton, EA 2011. Interesting times: winners, losers, and system shifts under climate
change around Australia.–ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 1329–1342. Feedback 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 …

Tropical biogeomorphic seagrass landscapes for coastal protection: Persistence and wave attenuation during major storms events

RK James, A Lynch, PMJ Herman, MM Van Katwijk… - Ecosystems, 2021 - Springer
The intensity of major storm events generated within the Atlantic Basin is projected to rise
with the warming of the oceans, which is likely to exacerbate coastal erosion. Nature-based …