Quantifying the direct and indirect relationships linking the environment, seagrass, and their associated fauna

J Millot, J Grall, C Toumi, M Maguer, A Boyé - Ecosphere, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Foundation species such as seagrasses modulate critical ecosystem processes, promote
biodiversity, and structure community spatial and temporal dynamics. Hence, they play a key …

Changes in maerl-associated macroalgal community dynamics as evidence of anthropogenic pressure

M Helias, J Grall, VL Jardim, C Toumi… - Annals of Botany, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Maerl-associated communities have received considerable
attention due to their uniqueness, biodiversity and functional importance. Although the …

Environmental filtering and biotic interactions act on different facets of the diversity of benthic assemblages associated with eelgrass

A Muller, SF Dubois, A Boyé, R Becheler… - Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Eelgrass supports diverse benthic communities that ensure a variety of ecosystem functions.
To better understand the ecological processes that shape community composition in …

Seagrass connectivity on the west coast of Africa supports the hypothesis of grazer-mediated seed dispersal

AI Tavares, J Assis, AR Patrício, R Ferreira… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Population connectivity influences the distribution of genetic diversity and divergence along
a species range, as the likelihood of extinction or differentiation increases in isolated …

Disentangling the effect of space, time, and environmental and anthropogenic drivers on coastal macrobenthic β diversity in contrasting habitats over 15 years

C Toumi, O Gauthier, J Grall, É Thiébaut… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Coastal zones are biodiversity hotspots and deliver essential ecosystem functions and
services, yet they are exposed to multiple and interacting anthropogenic and environmental …

Chemical determination of silica in seagrass leaves reveals two operational silica pools in Zostera marina

J Roth, M Gallinari, J Schoelynck, G Hernán… - Biogeochemistry, 2024‏ - Springer
Silicon is a major driver of global primary productivity and CO2 sequestration, and is a
beneficial element for the growth and environmental stress mitigation of many terrestrial and …

Intraspecific variation in resilience traits of eelgrass across intertidal stress gradients and oyster aquaculture methods

JL Ruesink, K Houle, KJ Kroeker… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Species persist through resistance and recovery traits induced by natural stressors. Whether
human activities exacerbate or moderate the effects of natural stressors is an open question …

Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Trait Variation Across Varying Temperature-Light Regimes

MC Wong, M Dowd - Estuaries and Coasts, 2025‏ - Springer
Seagrass trait variation, which results from both local genetic adaptation and phenotypic
plasticity, has important effects on ecosystems. Physical drivers underlie these processes …

Plant-plant interactions of Phragmites australis and Suaeda salsa as mediated by combined influences of salinity and tidal level changes

H Guo, F Gao, J Pang, H Wang, H Wang, Y Wang… - Plant and Soil, 2022‏ - Springer
Purpose Understanding how plant-plant interactions vary across soil stress gradients has
become increasingly critical given rapid global changes. The prominent stress gradient …

Morphological and anatomical characteristics of eelgrass Zostera marina L. at two distinct environments of Shandong Peninsula, China: An implication of adaptation …

WT Li, N Liang, J Zhan, H Wang, P Zhang - Aquatic Botany, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Eelgrass Zostera marina L. is commonly found in protected areas. However, an eelgrass
population was found in a wave exposed area in Mashanli in the Yellow Sea, China. To …