Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows

Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows

Seagrass meadows are important but one of the most threatened ecosystems globally. Here the authors analyse data about extent and density of seagrasses in Europe from 1869 to 2016, and find evidence of recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carmen B. de los Santos, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Teresa Alcoverro, Núria Marbà, Carlos M. Duarte, Marieke M. van Katwijk, Marta Pérez, Javier Romero, José L. Sánchez-Lizaso, Guillem Roca, Emilia Jankowska, José Lucas Pérez-Lloréns, Jérôme Fournier, Monica Montefalcone, Gérard Pergent, Juan M. Ruiz, Susana Cabaço, Kevan Cook, Robert J. Wilkes, Frithjof E. Moy, Gregori Muñoz-Ramos Trayter, Xavier Seglar Arañó, Dick J. de Jong, Yolanda Fernández-Torquemada, Isabelle Auby, Juan J. Vergara, Rui Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11340-4
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Summary:Seagrass meadows are important but one of the most threatened ecosystems globally. Here the authors analyse data about extent and density of seagrasses in Europe from 1869 to 2016, and find evidence of recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows.
ISSN:2041-1723

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