Rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat
Seagrass meadows are habitat for an abundance and diversity of animal life, and their continuing global loss has focused effort on their restoration. This restoration not only aims to re‐establish the structure of the seagrass, but also to restore its function, particularly as habitat. The success o...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/129781 2023-12-17T10:22:04+01:00 Rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat Tanner, J.E. McSkimming, C. Russell, B.D. Connell, S.D. 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129781 https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13289 en eng Wiley Online Library http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0989354 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT0991953 Restoration Ecology, 2020; 29(1):e13289-1-e13289-10 1061-2971 1526-100X http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129781 doi:10.1111/rec.13289 Tanner, J.E. [0000-0003-1361-3677] Russell, B.D. [0000-0003-1282-9978] Connell, S.D. [0000-0002-5350-6852] © 2020 Society for Ecological Restoration http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13289 Amphibolis antarctica habitat use infauna recovery seagrass restoration Journal article 2020 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13289 2023-11-20T23:26:48Z Seagrass meadows are habitat for an abundance and diversity of animal life, and their continuing global loss has focused effort on their restoration. This restoration not only aims to re‐establish the structure of the seagrass, but also to restore its function, particularly as habitat. The success of seagrass restoration is typically measured by the recovery of aboveground structure, but this ignores the important role of the belowground component of seagrass ecosystems, which may not recover at the same rate, and is equally important for faunal communities. We quantify infaunal communities (abundance, richness, and composition) within expanding plots of restored seagrass, and relate their change to the recovery of belowground seagrass biomass and sediment properties. We found that infaunal abundance and composition converged on that found in natural seagrass within 2 years, while the overall infaunal richness was not affected by habitat. The carbon content of surface sediments also recovered within 2 years, although recovery of belowground biomass and sediment grain size took 4 to 6 years. These results suggest that the structure of recovering seagrass habitats may not need to attain that of natural meadows before they support infauna that is comparable to natural communities. This pace and effectiveness of recovery provides some optimism for future seagrass restoration. Jason E. Tanner, Chloe McSkimming, Bayden D. Russell, Sean D. Connell Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Restoration Ecology 29 1 |
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Seagrass meadows are habitat for an abundance and diversity of animal life, and their continuing global loss has focused effort on their restoration. This restoration not only aims to re‐establish the structure of the seagrass, but also to restore its function, particularly as habitat. The success of seagrass restoration is typically measured by the recovery of aboveground structure, but this ignores the important role of the belowground component of seagrass ecosystems, which may not recover at the same rate, and is equally important for faunal communities. We quantify infaunal communities (abundance, richness, and composition) within expanding plots of restored seagrass, and relate their change to the recovery of belowground seagrass biomass and sediment properties. We found that infaunal abundance and composition converged on that found in natural seagrass within 2 years, while the overall infaunal richness was not affected by habitat. The carbon content of surface sediments also recovered within 2 years, although recovery of belowground biomass and sediment grain size took 4 to 6 years. These results suggest that the structure of recovering seagrass habitats may not need to attain that of natural meadows before they support infauna that is comparable to natural communities. This pace and effectiveness of recovery provides some optimism for future seagrass restoration. Jason E. Tanner, Chloe McSkimming, Bayden D. Russell, Sean D. Connell |
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Rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat |
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Rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat |
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Rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat |
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Rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat |
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rapid restoration of belowground structure and fauna of a seagrass habitat |
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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0989354 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT0991953 Restoration Ecology, 2020; 29(1):e13289-1-e13289-10 1061-2971 1526-100X http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129781 doi:10.1111/rec.13289 Tanner, J.E. [0000-0003-1361-3677] Russell, B.D. [0000-0003-1282-9978] Connell, S.D. [0000-0002-5350-6852] |
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