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Response of seagrass indicators to shifts in environmental stressors: A global review and management synthesis

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dc.contributor.authorRoca, G.
dc.contributor.authorAlcoverro, T.
dc.contributor.authorKrause-Jensen, D.
dc.contributor.authorBalsby, T. J. S.
dc.contributor.authorvan Katwijk, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorMarba, N.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Rui
dc.contributor.authorArthur, R.
dc.contributor.authorMascaro, O.
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-Torquemada, Y.
dc.contributor.authorPerez, M.
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, C. M.
dc.contributor.authorRomero, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T15:56:55Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T15:56:55Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractAlthough seagrass-based indicators are widely used to assess coastal ecosystem status, there is little universality in their application. Matching the plethora of available indicators to specific management objectives requires a detailed knowledge of their species-specific sensitivities and their response time to environmental stressors. We conducted an extensive survey of experimental studies to determine the sensitivity and response time of seagrass indicators to ecosystem degradation and recovery. We identified seagrass size and indicator type (i.e. level of biological organization of the measure) as the main factors affecting indicator sensitivity and response time to degradation and recovery. While structural and demographic parameters (e.g. shoot density, biomass) show a high and unspecific sensitivity, biochemical/physiological indicators present more stressor-specific responses and are the most sensitive detecting early phases of environmental improvement. Based on these results we present a simple decision tree to assist ecosystem managers to match adequate and reliable indicators to specific management goals. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.12.007
dc.identifier.issn1470-160X
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9561
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationDEVelopment Of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status
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dc.titleResponse of seagrass indicators to shifts in environmental stressors: A global review and management synthesis
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/308392/EU
oaire.citation.endPage323
oaire.citation.startPage310
oaire.citation.titleEcological Indicators
oaire.citation.volume63
oaire.fundingStreamFP7
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person.givenNameRui
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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