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Coastal, Conservation, Ecosystems, Global Wetlands Project, Oceans and estuaries, Our people, research, Uncategorized

PREDICTING GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF RISKS TO UNMONITORED SEAGRASS MEADOWS

by Australian Rivers InstituteLeave a Comment on PREDICTING GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF RISKS TO UNMONITORED SEAGRASS MEADOWS
PREDICTING GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF RISKS TO UNMONITORED SEAGRASS MEADOWS

"Seagrasses are marvellous coastal ecosystems that provide a range of critical ecosystem functions and services, including climate regulation and fisheries production, however they are under threat."

Coastal, Conservation, ecology, Ecosystems, fish, fisheries, Global Wetlands Project, Our people, research, seagrass

Poor water quality and trawling take toll on seagrass

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Poor water quality and trawling take toll on seagrass

“With fisheries for example, seagrasses provide nursery habitat for juvenile fish and foraging grounds for about 25% of the world’s biggest fisheries. "We identified associations between pressures and measured changes in seagrass extent and found that seagrasses are especially under threat from poor water quality and destructive fisheries like trawling."

Ecosystems, fish, fisheries, International, Lakes and reservoirs, Our people, research, River, Rivers, Uncategorized

Are trees greener near salmon spawning streams?

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Are trees greener near salmon spawning streams?

By Dr Chris Brown  Reading Time: 557 words about 3 minutes. We usually think of nutrients moving down rivers to the ocean, not the other way around. But in many temperate rivers of the northern hemisphere migration of salmon brings nutrients from the ocean to rivers and surrounding vegetation.  Male Pink Salmon, identifiable because of [...]