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Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth.
After years of collapse, seagrass in Florida’s Mosquito Lagoon rebounded unexpectedly following 2022 hurricanes, offering new insight into ecosystem resilience.
Marine protected areas can’t stop pollution flowing in from the land and Northern Ireland’s seagrass meadows are paying the price.
Marine biodiversity underpins human health such as at Porthdinllaen in north wales where seagrass is part of a marine social ecological system.
Scientists are using mollusk shells to evaluate the health of Florida’s seagrass ecosystems.
The persistent harmful algal bloom in South Australia is an opportunity to experiment with solutions, but the best approach is helping nature to help itself.
The prevalence of seagrass throughout human civilisation has fostered spiritual and cultural relations with these underwater gardens.
Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programmes could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.
Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat to the survival of the beloved species.
Measuring the ‘ecosystem services’ that the ocean provides is difficult, but an essential step to understand how best to protect marine ecosystems.
How much microplastic does a city produce? To find out, we looked at Brisbane’s Moreton Bay, where microplastics build up without being washed away
Indonesia could show global leadership by protecting more of the country’s rapidly disappearing, carbon-rich mangroves and seagrass meadows.
A partnership that combines Western science and Traditional Owners’ ecological knowledge is restoring the seagrass meadows of Gathaagudu/Shark Bay.
Recording soundscapes in seagrass is useful because it allows researchers to detect creatures that can’t be seen, because they’re camouflaged, hiding or nocturnal.
Marine ecologist Isabel Key explains what she’s finding as she listens to the sounds of underwater seagrass meadows. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Seagrasses need light to remain resilient to marine heatwaves – water pollution disrupts that balance.
As the number of protected areas continues to grow, fisher households in Indonesia are still among the poorest of the poor.
One meadow made enough sand to create a new island in 18 years.
Jordan is planning a major desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba – but will it damage nearby marine ecosystems?
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University
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Chief Conservation Officer, Project Seagrass & Research Affiliate, Swansea University
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Research Fellow, Cardiff University
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Professor of Marine Science & Founder/Director of Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University
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Principal Researcher, Coastal Ecology, Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)
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Lecturer in coastal environmental sciences and sustainable development, Uppsala University
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Gary Kendrick is a Friend of The Conversation.
Winthrop Professor, Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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PhD Candidate, Marine Ecology, University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association
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Assistant Professor of aquatic ecology, Utah State University
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Principal Researcher, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia