Managing Seagrasses for Resilience to Climate Change

by Mats Bjørk, Elizabeth McLeod, Fred Short

Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in shallow oceanic and estuarine waters around the world. Although there are only about 60 species of seagrasses worldwide, these plants play an important role in many shallow, near-shore, marine ecosystems. There is growing evidence that seagrasses are declining globally because of anthropogenic impacts. This paper presents an overview of seagrasses, the impacts of climate change, and other threats to seagrass...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2831710898
• ISBN13: 9782831710891
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: World Conservation Union
• Length: 55 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 1.0" x 11.6"