The ecosystem services can be divided using two major classification systems, the
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) and the Common International Classification of …

Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines.
They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising …

Seagrass meadows globally are under pressure with worldwide loss and degradation, but
there is a growing recognition of the global importance of seagrass ecosystem services …

Seagrasses, flowering marine plants that form underwater meadows, play a significant
global role in supporting food security, mitigating climate change and supporting …

Seagrasses are marine flowering plants, which form extensive meadows in intertidal and
shallow water marine environments. They provide a wide range of ecosystem services …

Marine microplastic (MP) pollution represents a global environmental issue that has ignited
considerable apprehension within the international community. Seagrass beds, which serve …

Photoautotrophic marine ecosystems can lock up organic carbon in their biomass and the
associated organic sediments they trap over millennia and are thus regarded as blue carbon …

Seagrass meadows provide multiple ecosystem services, yet they are among the most
threatened ecosystems on earth. Because of their role as carbon sinks, protection and …

Microplastics have been discovered ubiquitously in marine environments. While their
accumulation is noted in seagrass ecosystems, little attention has yet been given to …

Seagrass meadows support fisheries through provision of nursery areas and trophic
subsidies to adjacent habitats. As shallow coastal habitats, they also provide key fishing …