scholarly journals Effects of physical disturbance on infaunal and epifaunal assemblages in subtropical, intertidal seagrass beds

2006 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
pp. 61-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
GA Skilleter ◽  
B Cameron ◽  
Y Zharikov ◽  
D Boland ◽  
DP McPhee
Keyword(s):  
Seagrass Beds ◽  
Physical Disturbance ◽  
Intertidal Seagrass ◽  
Epifaunal Assemblages

Importance of intertidal seagrass beds as nursery area for coral reef fish juveniles (Mayotte, Indian Ocean)

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 100965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakamaly Madi Moussa ◽  
Frederic Bertucci ◽  
Hendrikje Jorissen ◽  
Camille Gache ◽  
Viliame Pita Waqalevu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Nursery Area ◽  
Seagrass Beds ◽  
Fish Juveniles ◽  
Intertidal Seagrass

Persisting intertidal seagrass beds in the northern Wadden Sea since the 1930s

2013 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Dolch ◽  
Christian Buschbaum ◽  
Karsten Reise
Keyword(s):  
Wadden Sea ◽  
Seagrass Beds ◽  
Intertidal Seagrass

Ecosystem engineering by annual intertidal seagrass beds: Sediment accretion and modification

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur R. Bos ◽  
Tjeerd J. Bouma ◽  
Geertje L.J. de Kort ◽  
Marieke M. van Katwijk
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Engineering ◽  
Seagrass Beds ◽  
Sediment Accretion ◽  
Intertidal Seagrass

scholarly journals Effect of trampling and digging from shellfishing on Zostera noltei (Zosteraceae) intertidal seagrass beds

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joxe Mikel Garmendia ◽  
Mireia Valle ◽  
Ángel Borja ◽  
Guillem Chust ◽  
Dae-Jin Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Shoot Density ◽  
Seagrass Beds ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Zostera Noltei ◽  
Shellfish Gathering ◽  
Intertidal Seagrass

Seagrass beds are among the most valuable ecosystems in the world but they are also among the ones most affected by human activities, and they have decreased significantly in recent decades. In many areas, such as in the Basque Country (northern Spain), seagrass beds occupy areas that are also of interest for human activities such as recreation and shellfishing. They may therefore face a number of pressures that cause damage or irreversible states. Taking into account the limited distribution of seagrass beds in the Basque Country and the interest in their conservation, an eight-month field experiment focusing on the Zostera noltei growing season was carried out to evaluate the effect of shellfish gathering. We used generalized linear models to assess different intensities of trampling and digging, as the most important pressures of shellfishing applied to Zostera noltei beds. The results indicated that shoot density of Z. noltei was negatively altered by trampling treatments and positively affected (as a recovery) by digging treatments. This finding suggests that shellfishing adversely affects seagrass abundance and is potentially responsible for its low density in the Oka estuary. Our findings are important for management and should be taken into account in seagrass conservation and restoration programmes.

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