The Abundance and Persistence of Temperate and Tropical Seagrasses at Their Edge-of-Range in the Western Atlantic Ocean

The Abundance and Persistence of Temperate and Tropical Seagrasses at Their Edge-of-Range in the Western Atlantic Ocean

Species, including seagrasses, at their range limits are uniquely vulnerable to climate change. In the western Atlantic Ocean, the biogeographic transition zone between temperate and tropical ecosystems is recognized as one of several global hotspots where poleward-flowing western boundary currents...

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Main Authors: Amy Bartenfelder, William Judson Kenworthy, Brandon Puckett, Charles Deaton, Jessie C. Jarvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Zostera marina
Halodule wrightii
biomass
areal coverage
temperature
climate change
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.917237/full

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