Seagrasses are remarkable plants that have adapted to live in a marine environment. They
form extensive meadows found globally that bioengineer their local environments and …

Arguments for the need to conserve aquatic predator (AP) populations often focus on the
ecological and socioeconomic roles they play. Here, we summarize the diverse ecosystem …

Threats to and loss of seagrass ecosystems globally, impact not only natural resources but
also the lives of people who directly or indirectly depend on these systems. Seagrass …

Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem
functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the …

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 …

Here, we identify the extant species of marine megafauna (> 45 kg maximum reported
mass), provide a conceptual template for the ways in which these species influence the …

Until the 1990s, herbivory on aquatic vascular plants was considered to be of minor
importance, and the predominant view was that freshwater and marine macrophytes did not …

Seagrasses provide multiple ecosystem services including nursery habitat, improved water
quality, coastal protection, and carbon sequestration. However, seagrasses are in crisis as …

Wild large herbivores are declining worldwide. Despite extensive use of exclosure
experiments to investigate herbivore impacts, there is little consensus on the effects of wild …

Seagrass ecosystems are inherently dynamic, responding to environmental change across
a range of scales. Habitat requirements of seagrass are well defined, but less is known …