Sandy beaches are iconic interfaces that functionally link the ocean with the land via the flow
of organic matter from the sea. These cross‐ecosystem fluxes often comprise uprooted …

Seagrasses are remarkable plants that have adapted to live in a marine environment. They
form extensive meadows found globally that bioengineer their local environments and …

The significant role seagrass meadows play in supporting fisheries productivity and food
security across the globe is not adequately reflected in the decisions made by authorities …

Each year millions of larval and 0+ juvenile fishes are recruited into estuarine fish
populations around the world. For several decades the roles of littoral aquatic and emergent …

Coastal ecosystems and the services they provide are adversely affected by a wide variety
of human activities. In particular, seagrass meadows are negatively affected by impacts …

Coastal ecosystems, such as estuaries, salt marshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows,
comprise some of the world's most productive and ecologically significant ecosystems …

Seagrasses export a substantial portion of their primary production, both in particulate and
dissolved organic form, but the fate of this export production remains unaccounted for in …

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 …

The flow of detritus between habitats is an important form of connectivity that affects regional
productivity and the spatial organization of marine ecosystems. Kelps form highly productive …

Seagrass meadows are highly productive habitats found along many of the world's
coastline, providing important services that support the overall functioning of the coastal …