Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions

Tropical seagrass meadows and coral reefs often function as interconnected marine habitats, but they are often studied and managed as homogenous units. As macrohabitats, seagrass meadows provide important benefits to adjacent reef ecosystems by acting as natural filters of sediments and nutrients, a...

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Autores principales:	Jianguo Du, Wenjia Hu, Ivan Nagelkerken, Laddawan Sangsawang, Kar Hoe Loh, Jillian Lean-Sim Ooi, Jianji Liao, Xinqing Zheng, Shuting Qiu, Bin Chen
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	coastal ecosystems habitat function connectivity marine biodiversity Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24c7d91a526240c3acbb35f69ace61c72021-12-02T16:25:31ZSeagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions2332-887810.1080/20964129.2020.1812433https://doaj.org/article/24c7d91a526240c3acbb35f69ace61c72020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2020.1812433https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8878Tropical seagrass meadows and coral reefs often function as interconnected marine habitats, but they are often studied and managed as homogenous units. As macrohabitats, seagrass meadows provide important benefits to adjacent reef ecosystems by acting as natural filters of sediments and nutrients, and by providing critical feeding, nursery, and refuge habitats for reef fishes and other fauna. Whilst the macrohabitat functions of seagrass meadows have been often acknowledged, their microhabitats functions have largely been neglected. The purpose of the study is to explore how seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions. The paper reveals some of the diversity of microhabitats that seagrass meadows contain, such as macroalgal mats, rubble cavities, sand patches with sparse seagrass, anemone gardens, hard substratum, and sponges mixed with seagrass. We highlight the ways in which reef creatures have diversified and specialized in using these different microhabitats, and postulate that seagrass microhabitat diversity enhances the habitat function and faunal diversity of seagrass meadows.Jianguo DuWenjia HuIvan NagelkerkenLaddawan SangsawangKar Hoe LohJillian Lean-Sim OoiJianji LiaoXinqing ZhengShuting QiuBin ChenTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecoastal ecosystemshabitat functionconnectivitymarine biodiversityEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcosystem Health and Sustainability, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	coastal ecosystems habitat function connectivity marine biodiversity Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	coastal ecosystems habitat function connectivity marine biodiversity Ecology QH540-549.5 Jianguo Du Wenjia Hu Ivan Nagelkerken Laddawan Sangsawang Kar Hoe Loh Jillian Lean-Sim Ooi Jianji Liao Xinqing Zheng Shuting Qiu Bin Chen Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
description	Tropical seagrass meadows and coral reefs often function as interconnected marine habitats, but they are often studied and managed as homogenous units. As macrohabitats, seagrass meadows provide important benefits to adjacent reef ecosystems by acting as natural filters of sediments and nutrients, and by providing critical feeding, nursery, and refuge habitats for reef fishes and other fauna. Whilst the macrohabitat functions of seagrass meadows have been often acknowledged, their microhabitats functions have largely been neglected. The purpose of the study is to explore how seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions. The paper reveals some of the diversity of microhabitats that seagrass meadows contain, such as macroalgal mats, rubble cavities, sand patches with sparse seagrass, anemone gardens, hard substratum, and sponges mixed with seagrass. We highlight the ways in which reef creatures have diversified and specialized in using these different microhabitats, and postulate that seagrass microhabitat diversity enhances the habitat function and faunal diversity of seagrass meadows.
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author	Jianguo Du Wenjia Hu Ivan Nagelkerken Laddawan Sangsawang Kar Hoe Loh Jillian Lean-Sim Ooi Jianji Liao Xinqing Zheng Shuting Qiu Bin Chen
author_facet	Jianguo Du Wenjia Hu Ivan Nagelkerken Laddawan Sangsawang Kar Hoe Loh Jillian Lean-Sim Ooi Jianji Liao Xinqing Zheng Shuting Qiu Bin Chen
author_sort	Jianguo Du
title	Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
title_short	Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
title_full	Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
title_fullStr	Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
title_full_unstemmed	Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
title_sort	seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/24c7d91a526240c3acbb35f69ace61c7
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Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions

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