Since late 2014, the Mexican Caribbean coast has periodically received massive, atypical
influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso). Negative impacts associated with these …

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 …

In coastal waters around the world, the dominant primary producers are benthic
macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure and food …

Somatic growth is an integrated, individual‐based response to environmental conditions,
especially in ectotherms. Growth dynamics of large, mobile animals are particularly useful as …

Over the last four decades the Mexican Caribbean has experienced intensive coastal
development, and change on the reef system condition has already been observed. This …

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 …

The intensity of climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems is determined by a
combination of global, regional, and local drivers. However, many studies on the impact of …

Seagrasses are among the world's most productive ecosystems due to their vast
'blue'carbon sequestration rates and stocks, yet have a largely untapped potential for climate …

The condition of seagrass habitat and the marine environment on the Bermuda Platform, a
mid-oceanic shallow water habitat in the northwest Atlantic, has been monitored since 2006 …

We studied 2 seagrass beds in the Mexican Caribbean that were grazed by green turtles.
Grazing impact was moderate at Puerto Morelos (< 20% of the area was grazed), whereas at …