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Keeping a watch on seaweeds: the forests of the world’s coasts

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posted on 2023-05-22, 03:40 authored by Miloslavich, P, Craig JohnsonCraig Johnson, Benedetti-Cecchi, L
Macroalgal assemblages are highly productive and biodiverse ecosystems providing important functions and services, including provision of nursery areas, human food resources, and protection from coastal erosion. Macroalgal assemblages are vulnerable to global threats such as ocean warming and acidification and to other anthropogenically mediated stressors, including habitat degradation, eutrophication, pollution, overfishing, and invasive species. Macroalgal cover and composition were identified as an “essential ocean variable” in recognizing that the condition of macroalgal assemblages provides an important indicator of coastal ecosystem health. Proper baseline data and sustained monitoring are essential to detecting changes in these communities at global scales.

History

Publication title

Eos

Volume

100

Issue

09 January

ISSN

0096-3941

Department/School

Integrated Marine Observing System

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Place of publication

United States

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems

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