Seagrass restoration is possible: insights and lessons from Australia and New Zealand

YM Tan, O Dalby, GA Kendrick, J Statton… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines.
They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising …

Effects of epiphytes on the seagrass phyllosphere

KE Brodersen, M Kühl - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The seagrass phyllosphere consists of a dynamic mosaic of physico-chemical
microgradients that modulate light harvesting, gas and nutrient exchange between the …

The role of herbivory in structuring tropical seagrass ecosystem service delivery

AL Scott, PH York, C Duncan, PI Macreadie… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Seagrass meadows support key ecosystem services, via provision of food directly for
herbivores, and indirectly to their predators. The importance of herbivores in seagrass …

A spatial analysis of seagrass habitat and community diversity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

AB Carter, C Collier, E Lawrence, MA Rasheed… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) in north eastern Australia
spans 2500 km of coastline and covers an area of~ 350,000 km2. It includes one of the …

Seagrass-mediated phosphorus and iron solubilization in tropical sediments

KE Brodersen, K Koren, M Moßhammer… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Tropical seagrasses are nutrient-limited owing to the strong phosphorus fixation capacity of
carbonate-rich sediments, yet they form densely vegetated, multispecies meadows in …

Long distance biotic dispersal of tropical seagrass seeds by marine mega-herbivores

SJ Tol, JC Jarvis, PH York, A Grech, BC Congdon… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Terrestrial plants use an array of animals as vectors for dispersal, however little is known of
biotic dispersal of marine angiosperms such as seagrasses. Our study in the Great Barrier …

Seagrass rhizosphere microenvironment alters plant‐associated microbial community composition

KE Brodersen, N Siboni, DA Nielsen… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The seagrass rhizosphere harbors dynamic microenvironments, where plant‐driven
gradients of O2 and dissolved organic carbon form microhabitats that select for distinct …

Status of seagrass ecosystems in India

T Thangaradjou, JR Bhatt - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2018 - Elsevier
India, one of the countries with prominent seagrass resources, is represented by 16 species
of seagrass with an approximate cover of 500 sq km at isolated locations along the coast …

Remote sensing for marine management

M Fingas - World seas: An environmental evaluation, 2019 - Elsevier
Remote sensing has become an important tool for the management of the marine
environment. Currently, researchers are able to map several important facets of the marine …

Synthesizing 35 years of seagrass spatial data from the Great barrier reef world heritage area, Queensland, Australia

AB Carter, SA McKenna, MA Rasheed… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in Queensland, Australia contains
globally significant seagrasses supporting key ecosystem services, including habitat and …