Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6357649 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Within the experimental period, relative regrowth in gaps was around 50% in most plots, except for the ambient nutrient treatment at the sheltered site, where it exceeded 100%. The two indicators showed an opposite response to disturbance: the higher the standing leaf area index, the lower the relative recovery from disturbance. This conflicting response raises the question on the proper interpretation of such indicators to estimate seagrass health and resilience, and how to ideally monitor seagrass ecosystems in order to predict collapse.
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Authors
Laura M. Soissons, Qiuying Han, Baoquan Li, Marieke M. van Katwijk, Tom Ysebaert, Peter M.J. Herman, Tjeerd J. Bouma,