Seagrass meadows are vital ecosystems in coastal zones worldwide, but are also under
global threat. One of the major hurdles restricting the success of seagrass conservation and …

In coastal waters around the world, the dominant primary producers are benthic
macrophytes, including seagrasses and macroalgae, that provide habitat structure and food …

Nutrient pollution and reduced grazing each can stimulate algal blooms as shown by
numerous experiments. But because experiments rarely incorporate natural variation in …

The increasing number and diversity of anthropogenic stressors in marine habitats have
multiple negative impacts on biological systems, biodiversity and ecosystem functions …

Miguel D. Fortes is a coastal ecologist, biodiversity, ICZM and blue carbon specialist,
focusing on seagrasses and mangroves. His works are major contributions to seagrass …

In many coastal areas, marine ecosystems have shifted into contrasting states having
reduced ecosystem services (hereafter called degraded). Such degraded ecosystems may …

This paper focuses on the marine foundation eelgrass species, Zostera marina, along a
gradient from the northern Baltic Sea to the north‐east Atlantic. This vast region supports a …

Seagrass and seaweed habitats constitute hotspots for diversity and ecosystem services in
coastal ecosystems. These habitats are subject to anthropogenic pressures, of which …

A fundamental goal of the study of ecology is to determine the drivers of habitat-forming
vegetation, with much emphasis given to the relative importance to vegetation of “bottom-up” …

Global losses over the 20th century placed seagrass ecosystems among the most
threatened ecosystems in the world, with eutrophication, and associated deterioration of the …