ArticlePloS one2016
Seagrass Ecosystem Services and Their Variability across Genera and Geographical Regions.
Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Understanding trends inPeerJ · 2025Pooled it
- Gene expression landscapes driving early life stages of the keystone seagrass Posidonia oceanica.Plant cell reports · 2026Article
- Seagrasses host unique and vulnerable microbiomes, structured by inter-domain microbial interactions.iScience · 2026Article
- A chromosome level genome assembly of the marine flowering plant, Torrey's surfgrass (Phyllospadix Torreyi) reveals an exceptionally large Y-chromosome.The Journal of heredity · 2026Article
- Spatial Patterns and Overlap of Sedimentary and Rhizosphere Microbiomes of the Seagrass Zostera capensis.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Article
- Growth Performance of DiminutiveEcology and evolution · 2026Article
- From holobionts to habitats: opportunities and limitations of microbiome-assisted restoration strategies of marine ecosystem engineers.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Review
- Biochemical parameters as early indicators of seagrass transplant's health.Conservation physiology · 2026Article
- Global estimates of seagrass blue carbon stocks in biomass and net primary production.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Contrasting diversity and temporal patterns in leaf and root microbiome of two nearby temperate Zostera marina meadows.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
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- Compartment-specific microbial communities highlight the ecological roles of fungi in a subtropical seagrass ecosystem.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Oxygen and pH fluxes in shallow bay habitats: Evaluating the effectiveness of a macroalgal forest restoration.Journal of phycology · 2025Article
- Seagrass and oyster interactions under a warming climate scenario: A mesocosm experiment.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Carbon stocks in Norwegian eelgrass meadows across environmental gradients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Seagrass Meadows: Prospective Candidates for Bioactive Molecules.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Speeding up the recovery of coastal habitats through management interventions that address constraints on dispersal and recruitment.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Variation in genomic vulnerability to climate change across temperate populations of eelgrass (Evolutionary applications · 2024Article
- Fruit encasing preserves the dispersal potential and viability of stranded Posidonia oceanica seeds.Scientific reports · 2024Article
3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors.
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Abstract
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 ecosystems play a multi-functional role in human well-being, e.g. food through fisheries, control of erosion and protection against floods. Quantifying these services reveals their contributions to human well-being and helps justify seagrass conservation. There has been no comprehensive assessment as to whether seagrass ecosystem services are perceived to vary over the globe or amongst genera. Our study compiles the most complete list of ecosystem services provided by seagrasses so far, including bioregional- and genus-specific information from expert opinion and published studies. Several seagrass ecosystem services vary considerably in their (known) provision across genera and over the globe. Seagrasses genera are clearly not all equal with regard to the ecosystem services they provide. As seagrass genera are not evenly distributed over all bioregions, the presence of an ecosystem service sometimes depends on the genera present. Larger sized seagrass genera (e.g. Posidonia, Enhalus) are perceived to provide more substantial and a wider variety of ecosystem services than smaller species (e.g. Halophila, Lepilaena). Nevertheless, smaller species provide important services. Our findings point out data gaps, provide new insight for more efficient management and recommend caution in economic valuation of seagrass services worldwide.
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