Essays about: "seagrass beds"

Found 4 essays containing the words seagrass beds.

  1. 1. Influence of different carbon sources on methane fluxes in sediments of eelgrass beds and unvegetated areas: a case study on the Swedish west coast

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Hampus Holmberg; [2023-06-22]
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    Abstract : One of the best ways to mitigate climate change is through natural carbon sequestration. An efficient way to mitigate climate change is through carbon sequestration from coastal habitats. READ MORE

  2. 2. Importance of Fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) for coastal fish communities in the Baltic Sea

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik

    Author : Emma Mattsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; Fucus vesiculosus; fish communities; fish nurseries; climate change;

    Abstract : Within temperate coastal seascapes, macroalgae provide habitats for different organisms such as invertebrates and fish. In analogy to seagrass meadows, macroalgae beds are known for their importance as fish nurseries. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Good, The Bad and The Seascape : Possible Effects of Climate Change in Tropical People and Ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean Using a Gender Perspective

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Ellen Forselius; [2013]
    Keywords : climate change; tropics; tropical seascape; seagrass beds; coral reefs; mangrove forests; vulnerability;

    Abstract : The tropical seascape is herein defined as a landscape made up of five ecosystems: coastal terrestrial forests, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, coral reefs and the deep sea. Previous studies have shown that men and women use the tropical seascape in different ways. READ MORE

  4. 4. Pyrodinium cysts in manatee stomach contents : harmless tourists or Trojan horses?

    University essay from Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elaine Rindfuss; [2010]
    Keywords : Florida manatee; Pyrodinium bahamense; saxitoxin;

    Abstract : First described by Plate (1906), Pyrodinium bahamense is a bioluminescent dinoflagellate species which forms a resting cyst as part of its life cycle.  P. bahamense forms large dense cyst beds in the flocculent layer of sediments and can remain dormant for decades before excysting and forming blooms. READ MORE