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.
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author | 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 |
author_facet | 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 |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | doaj.art-15eeb7eca3614635a4e8fb44d88cf9bb2022-12-21T19:10:59ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232019-07-011011810.1038/s41467-019-11340-4Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadowsCarmen B. de los Santos0Dorte Krause-Jensen1Teresa Alcoverro2Núria Marbà3Carlos M. Duarte4Marieke M. van Katwijk5Marta Pérez6Javier Romero7José L. Sánchez-Lizaso8Guillem Roca9Emilia Jankowska10José Lucas Pérez-Lloréns11Jérôme Fournier12Monica Montefalcone13Gérard Pergent14Juan M. Ruiz15Susana Cabaço16Kevan Cook17Robert J. Wilkes18Frithjof E. Moy19Gregori Muñoz-Ramos Trayter20Xavier Seglar Arañó21Dick J. de Jong22Yolanda Fernández-Torquemada23Isabelle Auby24Juan J. Vergara25Rui Santos26Centre of Marine Sciences of Algarve (CCMAR), University of AlgarveDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus UniversityCentre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)Global Change Research Group, Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Researh Center (RSRC) and Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC)Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University NijmegenDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences, University of BarcelonaDepartment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences, University of BarcelonaDepartment of Marine Sciences and Applied Biology, University of AlicanteGlobal Change Research Group, Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB)Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Research Institute, University of CádizMuséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS UMR 7204 Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation, Station de Biologie MarineDiSTAV, Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of GenoaCoastal Ecosystem Team (FRES 3041/UMR 6134), University of CorsicaSeagrass Ecology Group, Oceanographic Center of Murcia, Spanish Institute of OceanographyCentre of Marine Sciences of Algarve (CCMAR), University of AlgarveNatural England, Pydar HouseEnvironmental Protection AgencyInstitute of Marine ResearchMedi Ambient, Ajuntament de BadalonaMedi Ambient, Ajuntament de BadalonaDepartment Sea and Delta, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, RijkswaterstaatDepartment of Marine Sciences and Applied Biology, University of AlicanteLER Arcachon-Anglet, IFREMER, Quai du commandant SilhouetteDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Research Institute, University of CádizCentre of Marine Sciences of Algarve (CCMAR), University of AlgarveSeagrass 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11340-4 |
spellingShingle | 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 Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows Nature Communications |
title | Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows |
title_full | Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows |
title_fullStr | Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows |
title_full_unstemmed | Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows |
title_short | Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows |
title_sort | recent trend reversal for declining european seagrass meadows |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11340-4 |
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