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 …

Challenges for restoration of coastal marine ecosystems in the anthropocene

A Abelson, DC Reed, GJ Edgar, CS Smith… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are
experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools capable of …

Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

DM Bergstrom, BC Wienecke… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure,
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …

Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area

S Strydom, K Murray, S Wilson, B Huntley… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The increased occurrence of extreme climate events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs),
has resulted in substantial ecological impacts worldwide. To date, metrics of thermal stress …

Using propagules to restore coastal marine ecosystems

MA Vanderklift, C Doropoulos, D Gorman… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Reversing the decline of coastal marine ecosystems will rely extensively on ecological
restoration. This will in turn rely on ensuring adequate supply and survival of propagules …

The genetic component of seagrass restoration: What we know and the way forwards

J Pazzaglia, HM Nguyen, A Santillán-Sarmiento… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seagrasses are marine flowering plants providing key ecological services and functions in
coasts and estuaries across the globe. Increased environmental changes fueled by human …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding multilevel responses of seagrasses to hypersalinity

JM Sandoval-Gil, JM Ruiz, L Marín-Guirao - Marine environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
Human-and nature-induced hypersaline conditions in coastal systems can lead to profound
alterations of the structure and vitality of seagrass meadows and their socio-ecological …

Impact of mooring activities on carbon stocks in seagrass meadows

O Serrano, R Ruhon, PS Lavery, GA Kendrick… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Boating activities are one of the causes that threaten seagrass meadows and the ecosystem
services they provide. Mechanical destruction of seagrass habitats may also trigger the …

Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: an Australian perspective

PH York, TM Smith, RG Coles, SA McKenna… - Marine environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Seagrass species form important marine and estuarine habitats providing valuable
ecosystem services and functions. Coastal zones that are increasingly impacted by …

Species richness accelerates marine ecosystem restoration in the Coral Triangle

SL Williams, R Ambo-Rappe, C Sur… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Ecosystem restoration aims to restore biodiversity and valuable functions that have been
degraded or lost. The Coral Triangle is a hotspot for marine biodiversity held in its coral …