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Resilient reefs and resilient communities: how can we get there?

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Resilient reefs and resilient communities: how can we get there?

"The calls from scientists were clear at the recent UN COP26 Climate Change Conference - global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is urgently needed to ensure a future for coral reefs."

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

PREDICTING GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF RISKS TO UNMONITORED SEAGRASS MEADOWS

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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."