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Category: Seagrass

The deep, mysterious ocean: microbes beneath the ocean’s surface
deep sea Parasitism Seagrass

The deep, mysterious ocean: microbes beneath the ocean’s surface

Graham Olivia J., Stephens Tiffany, Rappazzo Brendan, Klohmann Corinne, Dayal Sukanya, Adamczyk Emily M., Olson Angeleen, Hessing-Lewis Margot, Eisenlord Morgan,…
March 9, 2023 Krti Tallam
Can we forecast oceanic habitat changes in a transferrable way?
Climate Change Seagrass

Can we forecast oceanic habitat changes in a transferrable way?

Folmer et al., 2016. E.O. Folmer, J.E.E. van Beusekom, T. Dolch, U. Gräwe, M.M. van Katwijk, K. Kolbe, C.J.M. Philippart.…
February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Krti Tallam
Seagrass Wasting Disease is Affecting our Oceans
Seagrass

Seagrass Wasting Disease is Affecting our Oceans

 Citation: Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett, Brooke K. Sullivan, Katie Robinson, Osu Lilje, Peter I. Macreadie, Frank H. Gleason. Pathogenic Labyrinthula associated…
July 26, 2021August 26, 2021 Krti Tallam
What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common?  Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Modeling Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Seagrass

What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.

Citation: Ha NT, Manley-Harris M, Pham TD, Hawes I. A Comparative Assessment of Ensemble-Based Machine Learning and Maximum Likelihood Methods…
June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Krti Tallam
Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage
Biodiversity Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts Restoration Seagrass

Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage

A recent study exposes an overlooked carbon sink in the form of kelp forests. According to scientists' estimates, a kelp…
January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Climate Change Ecology Seagrass

Life Finds a Way: Eelgrass Beds Respond in Surprising Ways to Extreme Warming Events

Article: Reynolds LK, DuBois K, Abbott JM, Williams SL, Stachowicz JJ (2016) Response of a Habitat-Forming Marine Plant to a…
March 14, 2017March 8, 2017 R J Parker
Behavior Book Review Coral Ecology Evolution Parasitism Seagrass

Grunts and Gnathiids: One Fish’s Daily Migration to Escape Parasites?

Animals move for a number of reasons. The French grunt leaves the coral reefs at night for seagrass. A group…
September 27, 2016September 26, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Invasive Species Seagrass

Seagrass Invasion! Tunicates colonizing seagrass beds impact plant and animal community

Seagrass habitats worldwide are in decline due to a number of factors. What happens when an invasive species comes on…
September 2, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Ecology Evolution Seagrass

Seagrass Fights Back Against Grazing!

If you were a plant, like seagrass, how would you prevent other creatures from eating you? Do you even try?…
February 22, 2016February 24, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Conservation Ecology Seagrass

It’s a TRAP! Predators help trap carbon in coastal sediments

Vegetated coastal ecosystems, such as salt marshes, can trap and store carbon for millennia. This perspective investigates how the effects…
January 12, 2016January 14, 2016 Kari St.Laurent
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Seagrass

Seagrass, Disturbance, and the Blue Carbon Cycle

Seagrass beds bury carbon incredibly well! What happens to that carbon when you uproot, plow through, or otherwise disturb seagrasses?…
December 23, 2015December 23, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Climate Change Ecology Seagrass

Kelps forced into hiding: Underwater forests troubled by warm oceans

Kelp forests are highly productive and diverse ecosystems found in cool coastal waters. A new study suggests that warmer waters…
October 10, 2015October 9, 2015 Derrick Alcott
Biology Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Seagrass

Sewage pollution running amuck in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon

Harmful algal blooms are common events that occur in coastal waters. In Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, nutrient groundwater runoff initiates…
March 30, 2015 Sean Anderson
Book Review Climate Change Ecology Seagrass

The Northward Expansion: Tropical Fish Settling the Temperate Seagrass Prairie

How will northward shifting tropical species interact with the temperate habitats they encounter? An example from seagrass habitat in the…
February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 Rebecca Flynn

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