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Climate Change And Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows: A Synopsis For Environmental Managers, G Pergent, H Bazairi, C N. Bianchi, C F. Boudouresque, M C. Buia, S Calvo, P Clabaut, M Harmelinvivien, M Angel Mateo, M Montefalcone, C Morri, S Orfanidis, C Pergentmartini, R Semroud, Oscar Serrano, T Thibaut, A Tomasello, M Verlaque
Climate Change And Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows: A Synopsis For Environmental Managers, G Pergent, H Bazairi, C N. Bianchi, C F. Boudouresque, M C. Buia, S Calvo, P Clabaut, M Harmelinvivien, M Angel Mateo, M Montefalcone, C Morri, S Orfanidis, C Pergentmartini, R Semroud, Oscar Serrano, T Thibaut, A Tomasello, M Verlaque
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
This synopsis focuses on the effects of climate change on Mediterranean seagrasses, and associated communities, and on the contribution of the main species, Posidonia oceanica, to the mitigation of climate change effects through sequestering carbon dioxide. Whilst the regression of seagrass meadows is well documented, generally linked to anthropogenic pressures, global warming could be a cause of new significant regression, notably linked to the introduction of exotic species, the rise of Sea-Surface Temperature (SST), and relative sea level. Seagrass communities could also be affected by climate change through the replacement of high structural complexity seagrass species by species of lower …
Mechanisms And Ecological Role Of Carbon Transfer Within Coastal Seascapes, Glenn A. Hyndes, Ivan Nagelkerken, Rebecca J. Mcleod, Rod M. Connolly, Paul S. Lavery, Mathew A. Vanderklift
Mechanisms And Ecological Role Of Carbon Transfer Within Coastal Seascapes, Glenn A. Hyndes, Ivan Nagelkerken, Rebecca J. Mcleod, Rod M. Connolly, Paul S. Lavery, Mathew A. Vanderklift
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Worldwide, coastal systems provide some of the most productive habitats, which potentially influence a range of marine and terrestrial ecosystems through the transfer of nutrients and energy. Several reviews have examined aspects of connectivity within coastal seascapes, but the scope of those reviews has been limited to single systems or single vectors. We use the transfer of carbon to examine the processes of connectivity through multiple vectors in multiple ecosystems using four coastal seascapes as case studies. We discuss and compare the main vectors of carbon connecting different ecosystems, and then the natural and human-induced factors that influence the magnitude …