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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"seagrass habitat"”.
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Modern Fair-Weather and Storm Sediment Transport Around Ship Island, Mississippi: Implications for Coastal Habitats and Restoration Efforts
… Ship Island, and significantly reduced viable seagrass habitat. Hurricane Katrina impacted as a Category 3 in 2005, further widening Camille Cut. To better understand the sustainability of these important islands and the ecosystems they support, sediment transport dynamics must be quantified. …
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The effects of terrestrial sediment inputs on ecosystem functions in seagrass meadows and unvegetated sediments
Ecological functions in estuarine seagrass and unvegetated soft sediment habitats underpin many valuable ecosystem services. However, changing land-use and climate are accelerating inputs of fine terrestrial sediments, threatening these habitats. The prolonged suspension of fine sediments can …
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Sediment-effects on seagrass Zostera muelleri in New Zealand
Seagrasses are ecosystem engineers that provide important ecological functions and societal economic values. Examples of the services that seagrasses provide are: sediment and coastal stability; maintenance of water quality; primary productivity for coastal ecosystems; fisheries nursery habitat; …
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Intertidal Seagrass Meadows in South West England: The Ecology of Expansion
… from unvegetated mudflats to dense perennial seagrass habitat. Yet despite the increasing prevalence of intertidal seagrass meadows in the South West, there are large knowledge gaps relating to intertidal meadow biodiversity, function and ecosystem service provision, particularly within the …
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Carbon storage and preservation in seagrass meadows
Seagrass meadows are important ‘Blue Carbon’ sinks but many questions remain unaddressed in regards to the organic carbon (OC) sequestration capacity and processes leading to retention and persistence of OC in seagrass sediments. The research summarised in this dissertation examined 37 sediment …
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Impact of black swan grazing and anthropogenic contaminants on New Zealand seagrass meadows
Seagrass is the only marine angiosperm (flowering plant) and decline of seagrass meadows has been reported worldwide. The important ecological and economic values of this marine habitat make it essential to preserve. Seagrass meadows of New Zealand are composed of only one species, Zostera …
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Influence of increased sediment exposure on suspension-feeder assemblages in a temperate seagrass meadow
… on suspension-feeder assemblages in a temperate seagrass habitat. Most of the research was conducted within Posidonia sinuosa meadows near Woodman Point (32◦7’S, 115◦44’E), south of Fremantle, Western Australia. At this location, persistent sediment plumes from a cement manufacturer’s wash plant …