Seagrasses are submerged marine angiosperms that are widely distributed along the tropical and temperate coastlines of the world. Seagrass beds provide habitats, foods, and nurseries for a variety of marine organisms, increase water clarity by enhancing sedimentation and removing nutrients from the water column by regulating nutrient cycles, and function as key sites for carbon storage in the global biosphere. However, seagrass meadows have been declining since 1990 at a median rate of 7% per annum due to natural and anthropogenic influences such as physical disturbance, sediment and nutrient runoff, invasive species, algal blooms, and global warming. These issues have led to a global seagrass conservation movement and the promotion of seagrass resilience to mitigate seagrass losses and enhance critical ecosystem functions. Successful conservation and restoration require a better understanding of the seagrass benefits, drivers of loss, and the opportunities for effective protection and restoration.
In this Research Topic, we encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical studies on themes such as (i) degradation processes and mechanisms of seagrass beds under multiple abiotic and biotic stresses, including natural and anthropogenic influences; (ii) the response of seagrass population dynamics and reproduction biology to environmental factors; (iii) degraded seagrass restoration technologies and paradigms. Therefore, this Research Topic will provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the conservation and restoration of seagrasses.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and research areas may include (but not limited to) the following sub-themes:
• Degradation processes and mechanisms of seagrass beds under environmental stresses
• Seagrass reproduction, population dynamics, and recruitment under natural and anthropogenic influences
• Resilience of seagrass meadows under global changes
• Theory, technology, and applications of seagrass meadows restoration
• The ecological restoration benefits, such as reversing biodiversity declines and promoting ecosystem function
Seagrasses are submerged marine angiosperms that are widely distributed along the tropical and temperate coastlines of the world. Seagrass beds provide habitats, foods, and nurseries for a variety of marine organisms, increase water clarity by enhancing sedimentation and removing nutrients from the water column by regulating nutrient cycles, and function as key sites for carbon storage in the global biosphere. However, seagrass meadows have been declining since 1990 at a median rate of 7% per annum due to natural and anthropogenic influences such as physical disturbance, sediment and nutrient runoff, invasive species, algal blooms, and global warming. These issues have led to a global seagrass conservation movement and the promotion of seagrass resilience to mitigate seagrass losses and enhance critical ecosystem functions. Successful conservation and restoration require a better understanding of the seagrass benefits, drivers of loss, and the opportunities for effective protection and restoration.
In this Research Topic, we encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical studies on themes such as (i) degradation processes and mechanisms of seagrass beds under multiple abiotic and biotic stresses, including natural and anthropogenic influences; (ii) the response of seagrass population dynamics and reproduction biology to environmental factors; (iii) degraded seagrass restoration technologies and paradigms. Therefore, this Research Topic will provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the conservation and restoration of seagrasses.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and research areas may include (but not limited to) the following sub-themes:
• Degradation processes and mechanisms of seagrass beds under environmental stresses
• Seagrass reproduction, population dynamics, and recruitment under natural and anthropogenic influences
• Resilience of seagrass meadows under global changes
• Theory, technology, and applications of seagrass meadows restoration
• The ecological restoration benefits, such as reversing biodiversity declines and promoting ecosystem function