Don't go breaking apart: Anthropogenic disturbances predict meadow fragmentation of an endangered seagrass

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 56 - 69
• Main Authors: Swadling, Daniel S., West, Greg J., Gibson, Peter T., Laird, Roger J., Glasby, Tim M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Aquaculture; Australia; Boats; Brackishwater environment; Breakwaters; Coastal development; Coastal zone; coasts; cumulative impacts; disturbance; Disturbances; Ecosystem disturbance; endangered species; Estuaries; estuary; Fragmentation; freshwater; Habitat fragmentation; habitat loss; Habitats; Human influences; human population; Human populations; humans; Infrastructure; Jetties; Leases; Marine molluscs; meadows; Mooring; oyster culture; Polyculture (aquaculture); Posidonia; risk; runoff; Sea grasses; seagrass; Seagrasses; seascape ecology; Shellfish; Sustainable design; Urbanization; Watersheds; Australia

Although it is well established that human activities are linked to the loss of seagrasses worldwide, the influence of anthropogenic disturbances on the habitat fragmentation of seagrass meadows is less understood. This information is essential to identify how humans are modifying seascapes and what...