Seagrasses are valuable sources of food and habitat for marine life and are one of Earth's
most efficient carbon sinks. However, they are facing a global decline due to ocean warming …

Marine macrophytes are the foundation of algal forests and seagrass meadows–some of the
most productive and diverse coastal marine ecosystems on the planet. These ecosystems …

Despite the ubiquity of pathogens in ecological systems, their roles in influencing ecosystem
services are often overlooked. Pathogens that infect primary producers (ie, plants, algae …

Human-induced global change is expected to amplify the disease risk for marine biota.
However, the role of disease in the rapid global decline of seagrass is largely unknown …

Seagrass meadows provide valuable ecosystem benefits but are at risk from disease.
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is a temperate species threatened by seagrass wasting disease …

Infectious disease outbreaks emerged across the globe during the recent 2015–2016 El
Niño event, re-igniting research interest in how climate events influence disease dynamics …

Marine heatwaves have been observed worldwide and are expected to increase in both
frequency and intensity due to climate change. Such events may cause ecosystem …

Seagrass meadows provide important ecological functions, particularly by serving as carbon
sinks and breeding grounds for marine species. Climate change has threatened seagrass …

Marine phanerogams are considered biological sentinels or indicators since any
modification in seagrass meadow distribution and coverage signals negative changes in the …

Seagrass meadows form ecologically and economically valuable coastal habitat on every
continental margin except the Antarctic, but their areal extent is declining by approximately 2 …