Seagrass ecosystems of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories: A global bright spot.
Len J. McKenzie,Rudi L. Yoshida,Rudi L. Yoshida,John W. Aini,Serge Andréfouët,Patrick L. Colin,Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth,Alec Hughes,Claude Payri,Manibua Rota,Christina Shaw,Posa A. Skelton,Roy T. Tsuda,Veikila C. Vuki,Richard K. F. Unsworth +14 more
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In this article, the authors found that 16 seagrass species occur across 17 of the 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) with the highest number in Melanesia, followed by Micronesia and Polynesia respectively.About:
This article is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin.The article was published on 2021-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 11 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Seagrass & Marine conservation.read more
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Seagrass ecosystem contributions to people's quality of life in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Len J. McKenzie,Rudi L. Yoshida,Rudi L. Yoshida,John W. Aini,Serge Andréfouët,Patrick L. Colin,Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth,Alec Hughes,Claude Payri,Manibua Rota,Christina Shaw,Roy T. Tsuda,Veikila C. Vuki,Richard K. F. Unsworth +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, an in-depth examination of the contributions provided by seagrass ecosystems across the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) was conducted, finding a greater quantity in the Near Oceania (New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands) and western Micronesian (Palau and Northern Marianas) regions.
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Nation-wide hierarchical and spatially-explicit framework to characterize seagrass meadows in New-Caledonia, and its potential application to the Indo-Pacific.
Serge Andréfouët,Solène Derville,Julie Buttin,Guillaume Dirberg,Colette C. C. Wabnitz,Colette C. C. Wabnitz,Claire Garrigue,Claude Payri +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a hierarchical spatially-explicit assessment framework is proposed to derive nation-wide synoptic knowledge of the distribution of seagrass species and communities in New Caledonia (southwest Pacific Ocean).
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Nature-based solutions for atoll habitability
Jon Barnett,Sergio Jarillo,Stephen E. Swearer,Catherine E. Lovelock,Andrew Pomeroy,Teresa M. Konlechner,Elizabeth B. Waters,Rebecca L. Morris,Ryan J. Lowe +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors discuss the challenge climate change poses to atoll societies, discuss past and potential future applications of nature-based solutions and outline an agenda for transdisciplinary research to advance knowledge of the efficacy and feasibility of naturebased solutions to sustain the habitability of atolls.
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Seagrasses of West Africa: New Discoveries, Distribution Limits and Prospects for Management
Mohamed Ahmed Sidi Cheikh,Salomão Bandeira,Seydouba Soumah,Gnilane Diouf,Elisabeth Mayé Diouf,Omar Sanneh,Noelo Cardoso,Abubacarr Kujabie,Melissa Ndure,L. John,Lisdália Moreira,Zofia Radwan,Iderlindo Santos,Adam Ceesay,Marco Vinaccia,Maria Potouroglou +15 more
TL;DR: In this article , an area of about 62,108 ha of seagrasses was documented in the studied region comprising seven countries: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde.
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A Seagrass Mapping Toolbox for South Pacific Environments
TL;DR: In this article , the authors developed a mapping toolbox and associated decision tree tailored to the South Pacific context, which considers the scale at which data are needed, the reason that monitoring is required, the finances available, technical skills of the monitoring team, data resolution, site safety/accessibility and whether seagrass is predominantly intertidal or subtidal.
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Seagrass ecosystems as a globally significant carbon stock
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