Editorial: Tropicalization in seagrasses: Shifts in ecosystem function

Authors

Glenn A. Hyndes, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Jessie C. Jarvis
Kenneth L. Heck

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Title

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volume

9

Publisher

Frontiers

School

Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research

Comments

Hyndes, G., Jarvis, J. C., & Heck, K. L. (2022). Tropicalization in Seagrasses: Shifts in ecosystem function. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 1091366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1091366

Abstract

Seagrass meadows form highly productive and diverse ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services along coasts of most continents (Barbier et al., 2011; Nordlund et al., 2016), yet they continue to experience large losses through direct and indirect human disturbances (Waycott et al., 2009; Duarte et al., 2018). Like other coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs and kelp forests, seagrasses are showing strong negative responses to elevated ocean temperatures and heatwaves, in which rising temperatures exceed their thresholds for survival [...].

DOI

10.3389/fmars.2022.1091366

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