Implications of conserving an ecosystem modifier: Increasing green turtle (Chelonia mydas) densities substantially alters seagrass meadows

By Aparna Lal, R. Arthur, N. Marbà, Adrian W. T. Lill, T. Alcoverro. 2010

121 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography

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In Ecology

1. G. Hays
2. Aaron J. Wirsing
3. Bj Godley
4. AC Broderick
5. Michael R. Heithaus
6. Lawrence M. Dill
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In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. G. Hays
2. Bj Godley
3. AC Broderick
4. P. Casale
5. Aaron J. Wirsing
6. Lawrence M. Dill
7. Michael R. Heithaus
8. G. Schofield

In Oceanography

1. Aaron J. Wirsing
2. Michael R. Heithaus
3. Lawrence M. Dill
4. E. Serrão
5. AC Broderick
6. Carlos M. Duarte
7. G. Hays
8. A. Bolten

Citations in the corpus

• Marine megaherbivore grazing may increase seagrass tolerance to high nutrient loads (2012, background): “1997; Moran & Bjorndal 2005), changes in seagrass meadow structure (Lal et al. 2010) and reduction of the flux of organic matter and nutrients to sediments and plants by short circuiting the detrital cycle (Thayer, Engel & Bjorndal 1982; Ogden et al.”
• Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles (2016, background): “…for example, green turtle recovery in various geographies is leading to concerns regarding ecosystem collapse and human-wildlife conflict (Lal et al. 2010, Christianen et al. 2014) in some instances, while in others it has been posited that increases in abundance may be a result of…”
• The ecological importance of intact top-predator populations: a synthesis of 15 years of research in a seagrass ecosystem (2012, background): “Green turtles may have similar impacts (e.g. Aragones 2000; Aragones andMarsh 2000; Moran and Bjorndal 2005; Lal et al. 2010).”
• Herbivory on freshwater and marine macrophytes: A review and perspective (2016, background): “…of seagrass (Valentine et al., 1997; Moran and Bjorndal, 2005; Vonk et al., 2008b; Christianen et al., 2012), changes in seagrass meadow structure (Lal et al., 2010), and the reduction of the flux of organic matter and nutrients to sediments and plants (by short circuiting the detrital cycle;…”
• Climate Change Impacts on Seagrass Meadows and Macroalgal Forests: An Integrative Perspective on Acclimation and Adaptation Potential (2018, background): “With rising temperatures, detrital-based food webs, supported by temperate seagrass ecosystems, are likely to turn into ones that are based on the direct consumption of seagrass (Lal et al., 2010; Kelkar et al., 2013; Hyndes et al., 2016).”
• Diversity in trophic interactions of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on a relatively pristine coastal foraging ground (2011, unknown): “…turtles are widely thought to be important herbivores in seagrass ecosystems through their impacts on growth patterns of seagrasses as well as detrital cycles (e.g. Thayer & Engel 1982, Bjorndal 1997, Aragones & Marsh 2000, Moran & Bjorndal 2005, Aragones et al. 2006, Lal et al. 2010).”