A survey-based assessment of seagrass status, management and legislation in Europe

A survey-based assessment of seagrass status, management and legislation in Europe

INTRODUCTION Seagrass meadows are common ecosystems along the European coastline (Green and Short, 2003), providing a wide range of valuable ecosystems services (e.g. Barbier et al., 2011, Cullen-Unsworth et al., 2013). Four native species are found in Europe: <i>Zostera marina</i> and &...

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Main Authors: Carmen B. De Los Santos, Ragnhildur Sigurðardóttir, Alexandra Cunha, Kevan Cook, Józef M. Wiktor, Rui Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Posidonia oceanica
Seagrass management
seagrass monitoring
Zostera marina
Cymodocea nodosa
seagrass legislation
Zostera noltei
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00027/full

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