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 …

This review shows that the presence of seagrass microbial community is critical for the
development of seagrasses; from seed germination, through to phytohormone production …

Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are causing ocean acidification, which can affect the
physiology of marine organisms. Here we assess the possible effects of ocean acidification …

Seagrass meadows play vital ecological roles in the marine ecosystem. Global climate
change poses considerable threats to seagrass survival. However, it is unclear how …

Seagrasses are globally distributed marine plants that represent an extremely valuable
component of coastal ecosystems. Like terrestrial plants, seagrass productivity and health …

Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that can live completely or partially submerged in
water and perform a variety of significant ecosystem services. Like terrestrial angiosperms …

Microbes operate their metabolic activities at a unicellular level. However, it has been
revealed that a few metabolic activities only prove beneficial to microbes if operated at high …

Plants rely on both mechanical and chemical defence mechanisms to protect their surfaces
against microorganisms. The recently completed genome of the eelgrass Zostera marina, a …

Seagrasses harbour bacterial communities with which they constitute a functional unit called
holobiont that responds as a whole to environmental changes. Epiphytic bacterial …

Microbes and seagrass establish symbiotic relationships constituting a functional unit called
the holobiont that reacts as a whole to environmental changes. Recent studies have shown …