Seagrasses comprise some of the most heterogeneous landscape structures of shallow-
water estuarine/marine ecosystems in the world. However, while knowledge at the …

Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world.
Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new …

Seagrasses occur in coastal zones throughout the world in the areas of marine habitats that
are most heavily influenced by humans. Despite a growing awareness of the importance of …

Seagrass beds are thought to have a fundamental role in maintaining populations of
commercially exploited fish and invertebrate species by providing one or more of the …

Seagrasses evolved from terrestrial plants into marine foundation species around 100
million years ago. Their ecological success, however, remains a mystery because natural …

Ocean acidification (OA) is generally assumed to negatively impact calcification rates of
marine organisms. At a local scale however, biological activity of macrophytes may generate …

A study was undertaken within a sub‐tidal Zostera marina seagrass bed (Devon, UK), with
the aim of elucidating the relationship between seagrass structural complexity and the size …

Seagrass meadows are among the most diverse coastal ecosystems in the Baltic Sea. There
is, however, an apparent lack of quantitative data on functional aspects of these systems …

Substantial ecological changes occurred in the 1970s in the Northern Baltic during a
temporary period of low salinity (S). This period was preceded by an episodic increase in the …

A literature review revealed that at least 56 non-native species, primarily invertebrates and
seaweeds, have been introduced to seagrass beds, largely through shipping/boating …