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 …

A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems

RKF Unsworth, CJ Collier, M Waycott, LJ Mckenzie… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Seagrass ecosystems represent a global marine resource that is declining across its range.
To halt degradation and promote recovery over large scales, management requires a radical …

Seagrass ecosystem services and their variability across genera and geographical regions

L Mtwana Nordlund, EW Koch, EB Barbier, JC Creed - Plos one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Threats to and loss of seagrass ecosystems globally, impact not only natural resources but
also the lives of people who directly or indirectly depend on these systems. Seagrass …

Extinction risk assessment of the world's seagrass species

FT Short, B Polidoro, SR Livingstone… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Seagrasses, a functional group of marine flowering plants rooted in the world's coastal
oceans, support marine food webs and provide essential habitat for many coastal species …

A global crisis for seagrass ecosystems

RJ Orth, TJB Carruthers, WC Dennison, CM Duarte… - Bioscience, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Seagrasses, marine flowering plants, have a long evolutionary history but are now
challenged with rapid environmental changes as a result of coastal human population …

Seagrass meadows globally as a coupled social–ecological system: Implications for human wellbeing

LC Cullen-Unsworth, LM Nordlund, J Paddock… - Marine pollution …, 2014 - Elsevier
Seagrass ecosystems are diminishing worldwide and repeated studies confirm a lack of
appreciation for the value of these systems. In order to highlight their value we provide the …

Regression of Mediterranean seagrasses caused by natural processes and anthropogenic disturbances and stress: a critical review

CF Boudouresque, G Bernard, G Pergent, A Shili… - 2009 - degruyter.com
Seagrass meadows are considered to be among the most important marine ecosystems,
with regard to both ecology and biodiversity and for the services they provide. Seven …

The application of remote sensing to seagrass ecosystems: an overview and future research prospects

MS Hossain, JS Bujang, MH Zakaria… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This review evaluates various methods employed to produce seagrass habitat maps using
optical and acoustic remote-sensing (RS) techniques coupled with in situ sampling to …

Mapping seagrass species, cover and biomass in shallow waters: An assessment of satellite multi-spectral and airborne hyper-spectral imaging systems in Moreton …

S Phinn, C Roelfsema, A Dekker, V Brando… - Remote sensing of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Understanding, monitoring and modelling attributes of seagrass biodiversity, such as
species composition, richness, abundance, spatial patterns, and disturbance dynamics …

[图书][B] Managing seagrasses for resilience to climate change

M Björk, F Short, E Mcleod, S Beer - 2008 - books.google.com
Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in shallow oceanic and estuarine waters around
the world. Although there are only about 60 species of seagrasses worldwide, these plants …