Associations of concern: Declining seagrasses and threatened dependent species

By A. Hughes, Susan L. Williams, Carlos M. Duarte, K. Heck, Michelle Waycott. 2009

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Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species (2011, background): “The loss of seagrass species, especially in areas with low seagrass diversity or with limited seagrass distribution, will have severe impacts on marine biodiversity, the health of other marine ecosystems, and the human livelihoods that depend on both nearshore and pelagic marine resources (Hughes et”
Seagrass reproductive effort as an ecological indicator of disturbance (2012, background): “Increased RE is a reproductive trategy that may improve the ability of seagrasses to withstand dverse environments by increasing the probability of recruitment n the next favourable season, improving the potential to disperse to ore favourable habitats, and increasing the genetic diversity of the ea”
Trophic ecology of green sea turtles in a highly urbanized bay: Insights from stable isotopes and mixing models (2011, unknown): “Loss of seagrass is accelerating along many coasts worldwide and is likely to impact green turtles due to thedecrease in food availability and from the degradation of benthic structure that provides habitat for other diet resources (Hughes et al., 2009).”
Seascape ecology of coastal biogenic habitats: advances, gaps, and challenges (2011, background): “Coastal environments are of major importance for secondary production, trophic transfer, and coastal biodiversity (Hughes et al. 2009).”
The role of seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, salt marshes and reed beds as nursery areas and food sources for fishes in estuaries (2017, background): “In some cases, species completely dependent on these habitats will disappear altogether if macrophyte loss occurs (Hughes et al. 2008).”
A comparison of threats, vulnerabilities and management approaches in global seagrass bioregions (2012, background): “Globally, 15% of seagrass species are threatened (Randall Hughes et al 2009, Short et al 2011) and seagrass habitats have declined 11748-9326/12/024006+08$33.00 c© 2012 IOP Publishing Ltd Printed in the UK worldwide at a rate of 110 km2 yr−1 between 1980 and 2006 (Waycott et al 2009).”
Fish conservation in freshwater and marine realms: status, threats and management (2016, background): “An estimated 58 species of fish listed as threatened or vulnerable depend directly on seagrass during at least one stage of their life cycle, including 31 species of syngnathids, 21 species of actinopterygian fishes, and six species of chondrichthyans (Hughes et al., 2009).”