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Less is more: seagrass restoration success using less vegetation per area
| dc.contributor.author | Mourato, Carolina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Padrão, Nuno | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serrao, Ester A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Paulo, Diogo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-14T14:20:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-14T14:20:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-08-28 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-09-08T12:44:56Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Seagrass restoration in open coast environments presents unique challenges. Traditional sod transplant designs, though relatively successful in these environments, are impractical for large-scale restoration due to high biomass requirements. Here, we develop the checkers design, which aims to optimise the usage of biomass by transplanting fewer sods in a checkerboard pattern. We established six plots (9 m<sup>2</sup> each) for each species (<i>Zostera marina</i> and <i>Zostera noltei</i>), with 25 sods in each plot. The area, percent cover, density, and leaf length were measured at 1, 6, and 12 months. The plots located on the seaward end of the transplant design vanished over the winter, suggesting location-dependent survival influenced by winter storms. Nevertheless, both species exhibited increased percentages of cover, density, and vegetated area after one year, with variations between species. <i>Z. noltei</i> showed a slower expansion but greater resilience to winter, while <i>Z. marina</i> displayed a higher density and cover over the first 6 months but experienced area loss during the winter. Despite these differences, both species survived and increased vegetated areas after one year, indicating the viability and promise of the checkers method for large-scale restoration. However, careful consideration of location or storm-mitigating measures is essential for the successful implementation of this method. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | LA/P/0101/2020; CRESC Algarve 2020 and COMPETE 2020 through project EMBRC.PT ALG-01-0145-FEDER-022121 | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sustainability 15 (17): 12937 (2023) | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su151712937 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19983 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | Marine Forests of animals, plants and algae: nature-based tools to protect and restore biodiversity | |
| dc.relation | Algarve Centre for Marine Sciences | |
| dc.relation | Algarve Centre for Marine Sciences | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Coastal restoration | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Ecosystem restoration | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Seagrass | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Transplants | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Zostera marina | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Zostera noltei | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Less is more: seagrass restoration success using less vegetation per area | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Marine Forests of animals, plants and algae: nature-based tools to protect and restore biodiversity | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Algarve Centre for Marine Sciences | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Algarve Centre for Marine Sciences | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/DivRestore%2F0013%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04326%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04326%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 17 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 12937 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Sustainability | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 15 | pt_PT |
| oaire.fundingStream | 3599-PPCDT | |
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| person.familyName | Vieira Mourato | |
| person.familyName | Padrão | |
| person.familyName | Serrao | |
| person.familyName | Paulo | |
| person.givenName | Carolina | |
| person.givenName | Nuno | |
| person.givenName | Ester A. | |
| person.givenName | Diogo | |
| person.identifier | C-6686-2012 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | B011-2738-CB88 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 5B13-B26E-B1EC | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | D31B-CCC9-EDBB | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-6831-5792 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0225-5256 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-1316-658X | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-9061-6850 | |
| person.identifier.rid | M-7522-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 7004093604 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
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