Megaherbivore exclusion led to more complex seagrass canopies and increased biomass and sediment Corg pools in a tropical meadow

In some regions of the Caribbean Sea, seagrasses have been negatively affected by sea turtle overgrazing. Seagrass canopy complexity has declined at a long-term monitoring site in Costa Rica. We deployed megaherbivore exclosures for 13 months and found an increase over time in seagrass cover and max...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Jairo Moya-Ramírez, Jorge Cortés
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Subjects:	blue carbon carbon sequestration stable isotopes Halodule Parque Nacional Cahuita
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.945783/full