Multiple climate impacts on seagrass dynamics: Amphibolis antarctica patches at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
The impacts of tropical cyclones combined with a marine heatwave are reported for a seagrass community at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. A community of 9.5 ha of Amphibolis antarctica was lost following a combination of cyclone-induced burial and a marine heatwave. No new seedlings have been obse...
| Published in: | Pacific Conservation Biology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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CSIRO Publishing
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18050 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Multiple-climate-impacts-on-seagrass-dynamics/991005541949807891 |
| Summary: | The impacts of tropical cyclones combined with a marine heatwave are reported for a seagrass community at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. A community of 9.5 ha of Amphibolis antarctica was lost following a combination of cyclone-induced burial and a marine heatwave. No new seedlings have been observed since the loss; recruitment of seedlings may be impeded by local ocean circulation. |
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