Demographic and genetic connectivity: the role and consequences of reproduction, dispersal and recruitment in seagrasses

GA Kendrick, RJ Orth, J Statton, R Hovey… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate estimation of connectivity among populations is fundamental for determining the
drivers of population resilience, genetic diversity, adaptation and speciation. However the …

A review of issues in seagrass seed dormancy and germination: implications for conservation and restoration

RJ Orth, MC Harwell, EM Bailey… - Marine Ecology …, 2000 - int-res.com
Seagrasses have received considerable attention over the past 2 decades because of the
multiple ecological roles they play in estuarine and coastal ecosystems and concerns over …

Seagrass morphology, anatomy, and ultrastructure

AWD LARKUM, RJ ORTH, CM DUARTE, J Kuo… - Seagrasses: biology …, 2006 - Springer
Seagrasses possess similar organs and tissues as the other flowering plants. Nearly all-
mature flowering plants have distinctive above and below ground parts. The exceptions are …

Distribution and significance of seagrass ecosystems in Malaysia

JS Bujang, MH Zakaria… - Aquatic …, 2006 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants (monocotyledonous Angiosperms) that have
adapted themselves to living in marine and estuarine habitats, and are submerged most of …

Sexual reproduction of seagrasses: pollination in the marine context

AWD LARKUM, RJ ORTH, CM DUARTE… - Seagrasses: Biology …, 2006 - Springer
A discussion of sexual reproduction in seagrasses should begin with an examination of their
origin and include a comparison with their closest freshwater relatives (ie the comparative …

New monoecious seagrass of Halophila sulawesii (Hydrocharitaceae) from Indonesia

J Kuo - Aquatic Botany, 2007 - Elsevier
A new seagrass species, Halophila sulawesii, is described in the section Halophila. This
species has a similar vegetative appearance as Halophila ovalis (R. Br.) JD Hook with the …

[HTML][HTML] Historical changes in seagrass beds in a rapidly urbanizing area of Guangdong Province: Implications for conservation and management

Z Jiang, L Cui, S Liu, C Zhao, Y Wu, Q Chen… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization leads to an accelerating decline of seagrass beds. The status of
seagrass beds along the entire coastline of a rapidly urbanizing area, Guangdong Province …

Facultative annual life cycles in seagrasses

MM van Katwijk, BI van Tussenbroek - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant species usually have either annual or perennial life cycles, but facultative annual
species have annual or perennial populations depending on their environment. In terrestrial …

Salt marsh and seagrass communities of Bakkhali Estuary, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

MKA Hena, FT Short, SM Sharifuzzaman… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The species identification, distribution pattern, density and biomass of salt marsh and
seagrass plants with some of the ecological parameters were studied in the Bakkhali river …

Clonal and genetic diversity of the threatened seagrass Halophila beccarii in a tropical lagoon: resilience through short distance dispersal

TTH Phan, M De Raeymaeker, QD Luong, L Triest - Aquatic Botany, 2017 - Elsevier
Halophila beccarii is a threatened tropical seagrass which has a narrow, restricted
distribution in the shallow coastal areas of the Indo-Pacific. The monoecious H. beccarii …