BACKGROUND In the Anthropocene, there is a need to better understand the catastrophic
effects that climate and land-use change may have on ecosystems, Earth system …

Ecological resilience is the ability of a system to persist in the face of perturbations. Although
resilience has been a highly influential concept, its interpretation has remained largely …

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 …

Over the last decades, population densities in coastal areas have strongly increased. At the
same time, many intertidal coastal ecosystems that provide valuable services in terms of …

Climate change has become increasingly severe, threatening ecosystem stability and, in
particular, biodiversity. As a typical indicator of ecosystem evolution, vegetation growth is …

One of the most frequently quoted ecosystem services of seagrass meadows is their value
for coastal protection. Many studies emphasize the role of above-ground shoots in …

Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are both
biologically diverse and economically valuable. This book, now in its third edition and fully …

Seagrass meadows provide valuable ecosystem services of coastal protection and chemical
habitat formation that could help mitigate the impact of sea level rise and ocean acidification …

The interplay between erosion and deposition are fundamental characteristics of river
basins. These processes result in the delivery, retention and conveyance of sediment …

Seagrass is a major structural habitat in the Indian River Lagoon. Maps documented
locations and areal extents of beds periodically since the 1940s, and surveys of fixed …