Mangrove health: A review of functions, threats, and challenges associated with mangrove management practices

H Akram, S Hussain, P Mazumdar, KO Chua, TE Butt… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mangroves stand out as one of the most diverse and biologically significant natural systems
in the world. Playing critical roles in maintaining the health and productivity of coastal …

The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests

A Eger, JD Aguirre, M Altamirano… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - Springer
Marine kelp forests cover 1/3 of our world's coastlines, are heralded as a nature-based
solution to address socio-environmental issues, connect hundreds of millions of people with …

Coupling coordination between urbanization and ecosystem services value in the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei urban agglomeration

Y Zhai, G Zhai, Z Yu, Z Lu, Y Chen, J Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
While urbanization has increased people's well-being, it has also caused ecological
problems, such as resource shortage, land degradation, and environmental pollution. As the …

Air‐sea carbon dioxide equilibrium: Will it be possible to use seaweeds for carbon removal offsets?

CL Hurd, JP Gattuso, PW Boyd - Journal of Phycology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To limit global warming below 2° C by 2100, we must drastically reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and additionally remove~ 100–900 Gt CO2 from the atmosphere (carbon dioxide …

The potential climate benefits of seaweed farming in temperate waters

CD Bullen, J Driscoll, J Burt, T Stephens… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Seaweed farming is widely promoted as an approach to mitigating climate change despite
limited data on carbon removal pathways and uncertainty around benefits and risks at …

Possible hazards from biodegradation of soil plastic mulch: Increases in microplastics and CO2 emissions

Y Hao, J Min, S Ju, X Zeng, J Xu, J Li, H Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodegradable mulches are widely recognized as ecologically friendly substances.
However, their degradation percentage upon entering soils may vary based on mulch type …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the evolution of ecosystem service value and its driving factors in the Yellow River Source Area, China

Y Yang, T Qin, D Yan, S Liu, J Feng, Q Wang, H Liu… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yellow River Source Area (YRSA) functions as an ecological barrier within the
Yellow River Basin, playing a significant role in providing indispensable ecosystem services …

Reef Adapt: A tool to inform climate-smart marine restoration and management decisions

GV Wood, KJ Griffin, M van der Mheen… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
A critical component of ecosystem restoration projects involves using genetic data to select
source material that will enhance success under current and future climates. However, the …

Kelp forest diversity under projected end‐of‐century climate change

J Assis, E Fragkopoulou, L Gouvêa… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Future climate change threatens marine forests across the world, potentially disrupting
ecosystem function and services. Nonetheless, the direction and intensity of climate …

Victim of changes? Marine macroalgae in a changing world

ME Hanley, LB Firth, A Foggo - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Marine macroalgae ('seaweeds') are a diverse and globally distributed
group of photosynthetic organisms that together generate considerable primary productivity …