Seagrasses and eutrophication

JAM Burkholder, DA Tomasko, BW Touchette - Journal of experimental …, 2007 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the historic, correlative field evidence and experimental research
that implicate cultural eutrophication as a major cause of seagrass disappearance. We …

Mechanisms and assessment of water eutrophication

X Yang, X Wu, H Hao, Z He - Journal of zhejiang university Science B, 2008 - Springer
Water eutrophication has become a worldwide environmental problem in recent years, and
understanding the mechanisms of water eutrophication will help for prevention and …

The role of ecosystems in coastal protection: Adapting to climate change and coastal hazards

MD Spalding, S Ruffo, C Lacambra, I Meliane… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Coastal ecosystems, particularly intertidal wetlands and reefs (coral and shellfish), can play
a critical role in reducing the vulnerability of coastal communities to rising seas and coastal …

Long-term nutrient reductions lead to the unprecedented recovery of a temperate coastal region

JS Lefcheck, RJ Orth, WC Dennison… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Humans strongly impact the dynamics of coastal systems, yet surprisingly few studies
mechanistically link management of anthropogenic stressors and successful restoration of …

Seagrasses in an era of ocean warming: a review

HM Nguyen, PJ Ralph, L Marín‐Guirao… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems

RKF Unsworth, CJ Collier, M Waycott, LJ Mckenzie… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Seagrass ecosystems represent a global marine resource that is declining across its range.
To halt degradation and promote recovery over large scales, management requires a radical …

Levels of heavy metals in wetland and marine vascular plants and their biomonitoring potential: a comparative assessment

G Bonanno, JA Borg, V Di Martino - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in the
seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa, and in the wetland macrophytes …

Habitat characteristics provide insights of carbon storage in seagrass meadows

I Mazarrasa, J Samper-Villarreal, O Serrano… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seagrass meadows provide multiple ecosystem services, yet they are among the most
threatened ecosystems on earth. Because of their role as carbon sinks, protection and …

Ecological stoichiometry, biogeochemical cycling, invasive species, and aquatic food webs: San Francisco Estuary and comparative systems

PM Glibert, D Fullerton, JM Burkholder… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Eutrophication has altered food webs across aquatic systems, but effects of nutrient
stoichiometry (varying nutrient ratios) on ecosystem structure and function have received …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of trace element enrichment in blue carbon ecosystems in relation to anthropogenic activities

C Fu, Y Li, C Tu, J Hu, L Zeng, L Qian, P Christie… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), located at the land-sea interface, provide critical ecological
services including the buffering of anthropogenic pollutants. Understanding the interactions …