The fundamental role of ecological feedback mechanisms for the adaptive management of seagrass ecosystems - a review

Multiple feedbacks and the prevalence of alternate stable states on coral reefs

(2016) Ingrid A. van de Leemput et al.   CORAL REEFS

Drought, Mutualism Breakdown, and Landscape-Scale Degradation of Seagrass Beds

(2016) Jimmy de Fouw et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Reversal of intraspecific interactions by an ecosystem engineer leads to variable seedling success along a stress gradient

(2016) S Yang et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Heat stress of two tropical seagrass species during low tides - impact on underwater net photosynthesis, dark respiration and dielin situinternal aeration

(2016) Ole Pedersen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reversal of intraspecific interactions by an ecosystem engineer leads to variable seedling success along a stress gradient

(2016) S Yang et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Identifying habitats at risk: simple models can reveal complex ecosystem dynamics

(2015) Paul S. Maxwell et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Biodiversity mediates top-down control in eelgrass ecosystems: a global comparative-experimental approach

(2015) J. Emmett Duffy et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Global analysis of seagrass restoration: the importance of large-scale planting

(2015) Marieke M. van Katwijk et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems

(2015) Richard K.F. Unsworth et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Facilitation shifts paradigms and can amplify coastal restoration efforts

(2015) Brian R. Silliman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Distribution, structure and function of Nordic eelgrass(Zostera marina)ecosystems: implications for coastal management and conservation

(2014) Christoffer Boström et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Extreme temperatures, foundation species, and abrupt ecosystem change: an example from an iconic seagrass ecosystem

(2014) Jordan A. Thomson et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Extreme climate events lower resilience of foundation seagrass at edge of biogeographical range

(2014) Matthew W. Fraser et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A split flow chamber with artificial sediment to examine the below-ground microenvironment of aquatic macrophytes

(2014) Kasper Elgetti Brodersen et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Cover versus recovery: Contrasting responses of two indicators in seagrass beds

(2014) Laura M. Soissons et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seagrass importance for a small-scale fishery in the tropics: The need for seascape management

(2014) Maricela de la Torre-Castro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seagrasses are negatively affected by organic matter loading and Arenicola marina activity in a laboratory experiment

(2014) Laura L. Govers et al.   OECOLOGIA

Resilience indicators: prospects and limitations for early warnings of regime shifts

(2014) V. Dakos et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Spatial Structure of Seagrass Suggests That Size-Dependent Plant Traits Have a Strong Influence on the Distribution and Maintenance of Tropical Multispecies Meadows

(2014) Jillian L. S. Ooi et al.   PLoS One

Caribbean-Wide, Long-Term Study of Seagrass Beds Reveals Local Variations, Shifts in Community Structure and Occasional Collapse

(2014) Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek et al.   PLoS One

Habitat collapse due to overgrazing threatens turtle conservation in marine protected areas

(2014) M. J. A. Christianen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Atlantic Cod ( Gadus morhua ) benefits from the availability of seagrass ( Zostera marina ) nursery habitat

(2014) Richard J. Lilley et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Identifying robust bioindicators of light stress in seagrasses: A meta-analysis

(2013) Kathryn McMahon et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Temporal and spatial dynamics of ephemeral drift-algae in eelgrass, Zostera marina, beds

(2013) Jonas Ribergaard Rasmussen et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Restoration recovers population structure and landscape genetic connectivity in a dispersal-limited ecosystem

(2013) Laura K. Reynolds et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Seagrass meadows globally as a coupled social–ecological system: Implications for human wellbeing

(2013) Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Nonlinear Dynamics and Alternative Stable States in Shallow Coastal Systems

(2013) Karen McGlathery et al.   OCEANOGRAPHY

Low-Canopy Seagrass Beds Still Provide Important Coastal Protection Services

(2013) Marjolijn J. A. Christianen et al.   PLoS One

Recovery of a top predator mediates negative eutrophic effects on seagrass

(2013) B. B. Hughes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The role of coastal plant communities for climate change mitigation and adaptation

(2013) Carlos M. Duarte et al.   Nature Climate Change

Suppressing antagonistic bioengineering feedbacks doubles restoration success

(2012) Wouter Suykerbuyk et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Temporal shifts in top-down vs. bottom-up control of epiphytic algae in a seagrass ecosystem

(2012) Matthew A. Whalen et al.   ECOLOGY

Experimental climate change weakens the insurance effect of biodiversity

(2012) Johan S. Eklöf et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Global patterns in the impact of marine herbivores on benthic primary producers

(2012) Alistair G. B. Poore et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Seagrass–Sediment Feedback: An Exploration Using a Non-recursive Structural Equation Model

(2012) Eelke O. Folmer et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Confronting Feedbacks of Degraded Marine Ecosystems

(2012) Magnus Nyström et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Diversity of European seagrass indicators: patterns within and across regions

(2012) Núria Marbà et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Recovery trajectories during state change from bare sediment to eelgrass dominance

(2012) KJ McGlathery et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Shift in seagrass food web structure over decades is linked to overfishing

(2012) S Baden et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

INTRODUCTION  Eelgrass recovery in the coastal bays of the Virginia Coast Reserve, USA

(2012) RJ Orth et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Nitrogen fixation in restored eelgrass meadows

(2012) LW Cole et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Seagrass ecosystems as a globally significant carbon stock

(2012) James W. Fourqurean et al.   Nature Geoscience

Ecosystem Engineering by Seagrasses Interacts with Grazing to Shape an Intertidal Landscape

(2012) Tjisse van der Heide et al.   PLoS One

A Three-Stage Symbiosis Forms the Foundation of Seagrass Ecosystems

(2012) T. van der Heide et al.   SCIENCE

Long-Term Effects of Adding Nutrients to an Oligotrophic Coastal Environment

(2011) Anna R. Armitage et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Connecting the Dots: Responses of Coastal Ecosystems to Changing Nutrient Concentrations

(2011) Jacob Carstensen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Marine megaherbivore grazing may increase seagrass tolerance to high nutrient loads

(2011) Marjolijn J. A. Christianen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Stability and resilience of seagrass meadows to seasonal and interannual dynamics and environmental stress

(2011) Joel A. Carr et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Wave and tidally driven flows in eelgrass beds and their effect on sediment suspension

(2011) JCR Hansen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Seed addition facilitates eelgrass recovery in a coastal bay system

(2011) RJ Orth et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Enhancement of sediment suspension and nutrient flux by benthic macrophytes at low biomass

(2011) SE Lawson et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Modeling the effects of climate change on eelgrass stability and resilience: future scenarios and leading indicators of collapse

(2011) JA Carr et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Plant resistance to mechanical stress: evidence of an avoidance-tolerance trade-off

(2011) Sara Puijalon et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The relationship between vegetation density and its protective value depends on the densities and traits of prey and predators

(2011) Matias Scheinin et al.   OIKOS

Positive Feedbacks in Seagrass Ecosystems – Evidence from Large-Scale Empirical Data

(2011) Tjisse van der Heide et al.   PLoS One

Habitat-Mediated Facilitation and Counteracting Ecosystem Engineering Interactively Influence Ecosystem Responses to Disturbance

(2011) Johan S. Eklöf et al.   PLoS One

Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

(2011) James A. Estes et al.   SCIENCE

Community shifts, alternative stable states, biogeochemical controls and feedbacks in eutrophic coastal lagoons: a brief overview

(2010) Pierluigi Viaroli et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Spatial self-organized patterning in seagrasses along a depth gradient of an intertidal ecosystem

(2010) Tjisse van der Heide et al.   ECOLOGY

Alternative Stable States Driven by Density-Dependent Toxicity

(2010) Tjisse van der Heide et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Sediment modification by seagrass beds: Muddification and sandification induced by plant cover and environmental conditions

(2010) M.M. van Katwijk et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Stability and bistability of seagrass ecosystems in shallow coastal lagoons: Role of feedbacks with sediment resuspension and light attenuation

(2010) J. Carr et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Rates of carbonate dissolution in permeable sediments estimated from pore-water profiles: The role of sea grasses

(2010) David J. Burdige et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The role of organic acid exudates in liberating phosphorus from seagrass-vegetated carbonate sediments

(2010) Matthew H. Long et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Relative importance of trophic interactions and nutrient enrichment in seagrass ecosystems: A broad-scale field experiment in the Baltic−Skagerrak area

(2010) Susanne Baden et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Interactions between two introduced species: Zostera japonica (dwarf eelgrass) facilitates itself and reduces condition of Ruditapes philippinarum (Manila clam) on intertidal flats

(2010) Chaochung Tsai et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Omnivory and grazer functional composition moderate cascading trophic effects in experimental Fucus vesiculosus habitats

(2010) Britas Klemens Eriksson et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Economic and subsistence values of the standing stocks of seagrass fisheries: Potential benefits of no-fishing marine protected area management

(2010) Richard K.F. Unsworth et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Wave energy and the upper depth limit distribution of Posidonia oceanica

(2009) Eduardo Infantes et al.   BOTANICA MARINA

Declines in predatory fish promote bloom-forming macroalgae

(2009) Britas Klemens Eriksson et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Deterioration of Sediment Quality in Seagrass Meadows (Posidonia oceanica) Invaded by Macroalgae (Caulerpa sp.)

(2009) Marianne Holmer et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

Experimental manipulation of sediment organic content and water column aeration reduces Zostera marina (eelgrass) growth and survival

(2009) O. Mascaró et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Effects of seagrasses and algae of the Caulerpa family on hydrodynamics and particle-trapping rates

(2009) Iris E. Hendriks et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

How effective are MPAs? Predation control and ‘spill-in effects’ in seagrass–coral reef lagoons under contrasting fishery management

(2009) JS Eklöf et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Guidelines for seagrass restoration: Importance of habitat selection and donor population, spreading of risks, and ecosystem engineering effects

(2009) M.M. van Katwijk et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

(2009) M. Waycott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Threshold models in restoration and conservation: a developing framework

(2009) Katharine N. Suding et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Multi-scale spatial patterns of three seagrass species with different growth dynamics

(2008) Gary A. Kendrick et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Interaction between flow, transport and vegetation spatial structure

(2008) Mitul Luhar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS

Return to Neverland: Shifting Baselines Affect Eutrophication Restoration Targets

(2008) Carlos M. Duarte et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

Simulating the interaction of seagrasses with their ambient flow

(2008) Jan O. Backhaus et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Sea urchin overgrazing of seagrasses: A review of current knowledge on causes, consequences, and management

(2008) J.S. Eklöf et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Toxicity of reduced nitrogen in eelgrass (Zostera marina) is highly dependent on shoot density and pH

(2008) T. van der Heide et al.   OECOLOGIA

Trophic cascades in a temperate seagrass community

(2008) Per-Olav Moksnes et al.   OIKOS

Density-dependent linkage of scale-dependent feedbacks: a flume study on the intertidal macrophyteSpartina anglica

(2008) T. J. Bouma et al.   OIKOS

Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

(2008) E. B. Barbier et al.   SCIENCE

Turbulence-induced forces in a freshwater macrophyte canopy

(2008) David R. Plew et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Factors influencing landscape pattern of the seagrass Halophila decipiens in an oceanic setting

(2007) Mark S. Fonseca et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The response of primary producer assemblages to mitigation measures to reduce eutrophication in a temperate estuary

(2007) S. Leston et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Experimental assessment and modeling evaluation of the effects of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica on flow and particle trapping

(2007) IE Hendriks et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES