Sentences with phrase «seagrass ecosystems»

Seagrass ecosystems as globally significant carbon stock Fourqurean, J.W., Duarte, C.M., Kennedy, H., Marba, N., Holmer, M., Mateo, M.A., Apostolaki, E.T., Kendrick, G.A., Krause - Jensen, D., McGlathery, K.J., & Serrano, O. Nature Geoscience.

These findings elucidate the long - term success of seagrasses in warm waters and offer new prospects for seagrass ecosystem conservation.

Researchers at the University's Environment Department say the neglect of seagrass ecosystems represents «both a serious oversight and a major missed opportunity.»

He stressed that seagrass ecosystems also play a critical role in protecting coastlines from damaging waves.

The finding helps explain the long - standing puzzle of how seagrasses can survive in murky shoreline waters and offers insight into how scientists can better restore seagrass ecosystems, which are declining worldwide.

They may be trickier than trees for environmental protesters to chain themselves to, but it turns out that seagrass ecosystems hold as much carbon per hectare as the world's forests — and are now among its most threatened ecosystems.

This research by Virginia Institute of Marine Science and USGS researchers is the first in a series of studies worldwide on seagrass ecosystems.

The global seagrass ecosystem organic carbon pool could be as high as 19.9 billion metric tons *.

Additionally, seagrass ecosystems help filter, clarify and oxygenate seawater, stabilize sea floor sediments, slow strong currents, and reduce coastal erosion.

During a 2010 — 2011 heatwave, around a third of a Western Australian seagrass ecosystem suffered damage, potentially releasing 2 — 9 Tg CO2 in the following years.

Seagrass ecosystems offer various #environmental benefits to the areas they are part of.

Seagrass ecosystems could play a key role in combating climate change, researchers at the University of York have discovered.

After noticing a high number of bivalves tucked in the roots of one seagrass ecosystem, marine ecologist Tjisse van der Heide of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands surveyed the frequency of bivalves in 83 seagrass meadows around the world.

And unlike forests that hold carbon for about 60 years then release it again, seagrass ecosystems have been capturing and storing carbon since the last ice age.

Bio: Dr Scott Wooldridge is an ecological modeller who has spent the last 15 years working at the Australian Institute of Marine Science investigating the cumulative impacts of multiple stressors on coral reef and seagrass ecosystems.

At Hakai, scientists are employing them to map out kelp forests and seagrass ecosystems, quickly and inexpensively generating data that can be put to use within hours.

Globally, about 29 % of Earth's seagrass ecosystems have been lost *.

Earth's seagrass ecosystems have been lost.