2026
K. Rising, M. Bulling, M. Sweet. Seagrass monitoring methods: Aligning expert opinion with practice. iScience 29(3):114871 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.114871 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.114871
2025
T.V. Chau, S. Jung, M. Kim, W.-B. Na. Indirect Estimation of Seagrass Frontal Area for Coastal Protection: A Mask R-CNN and Dual-Reference Approach. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13(7):1262 DOI: 10.3390/jmse13071262 https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13071262
L. Song, B. He, S. Ahmad, Q. Li, A. Chen, W. Mao. Seagrass ecosystems in peril: Climate change threatens blue carbon storage and ecosystem services. iScience 28(7112909) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112909 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112909
N.G. Nelson, M. Ardón, T. Ben-Horin, E. Herbst, W. Knollenberg, M. Menchu-Maldonado, C.L. Osburn. See Salt: Recommendations for engaging oyster growers in community-based coastal monitoring programs. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 197:1109 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-025-14560-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14560-y
J. Sha, X. Song, P. Sun, Z. Yang, M. Bao, H. Wang, R. Wen, Q. Yu, M. Wei. Ecological Characteristics of Temperate Seagrass Beds in Qingdao Coastal Waters and Ecological Response Relationships with Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Environmental Factors. Diversity 17(12):816 DOI: 10.3390/d17120816 https://doi.org/10.3390/d17120816
J. Panyawau, A. Prathep. Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Dugong Feeding Grounds and Habitat Use in Intertidal Seagrass Meadows: A Case Study at Libong Island, Thailand. Marine Mammal Science 42(1):e70067 DOI: 10.1111/mms.70067 https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.70067
Z. Zuo, L. Chen, Y. Zhu, Y. Huang, F. Li, X. Xiao. Emerging Threats of Harmful Algal Blooms to Seagrass Blue Carbon Resources: Mechanism, Ecological Interactions, and Adaptive Management Strategies. Current Pollution Reports 11:40 DOI: 10.1007/s40726-025-00367-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-025-00367-5
2024
Khairunnisa, W. Ulya, H.A. Haridhi, I. Dewiyanti. Estimation of seagrass blue carbon stocks in Ahmad Rhang Manyang and Ujung Pancu Waters, Aceh Besar District. BIO Web Conferences 87:2006 The 5th International Conference on Fisheries, Aquatic, and Environmental Sciences (ICFAES 2023) DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20248702006 https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20248702006
J. Simpson, K.P. Davies, P. Barber, E. Bruce. Mapping fine-scale seagrass disturbance using bi-temporal UAV-acquired images and multivariate alteration detection. Scientific Reports 14(19083) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69695-8 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69695-8
K.A. Capistrant-Fossa, K.H. Dunton. Rapid sea level rise causes loss of seagrass meadows. Communications Earth and Environment 5:87 DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01236-7 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01236-7
2023
J. Kim, Z. Suonan, S.H. Kim, H. Kim, F. Zhang, H.S. Park, K.-S. Lee. Influence of Seasonal Abiotic Factors and Co-Existing Salt Marsh Plants on the Growth and Reproduction of Zostera japonica in Fluctuating Estuarine Environments. Sustainability 15:16065 DOI: 10.3390/su152216065 https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216065
2022
D.H. Nguyen, T.D. Ngo, V.D. Vu, Q.V. Viet Du. Establishing distribution maps and structural analysis of seagrass communities based on high-resolution remote sensing images and field surveys: a case study at Nam Yet Island, Truong Sa Archipelago, Vietnam. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 18:405–419 DOI: 10.1007/s11355-022-00502-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-022-00502-0
E.L. Westlake, J.K. Keesing, L.K. Hardiman, M. Tonks, Y. Olsen. Growth, biomass and productivity of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii at Ashmore Reef, Australia. Aquatic Botany 183(103557) DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103557 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103557
A. Szitenberg, P. Beca-Carretero, T. Azcárate-García, T. Yergaliyev, R. Alexander-Shani, G. Winters. Teasing apart the host-related, nutrient-related and temperature-related effects shaping the phenology and microbiome of the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea. Environmental Microbiome 17(8) DOI: 10.1186/s40793-022-00412-6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-022-00412-6
S. Tahara, K. Sudo, T. Yamakita, M. Nakaoka. Species level mapping of a seagrass bed using an unmanned aerial vehicle and deep learning technique. PeerJ 10:e14017 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14017 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14017
H.K. Plaisted, E.C. Shields, A.B. Novak, C.P. Peck, F. Schenck, J. Carr, P.A. Duffy, N.T. Evans, S.E. Fox, S.M. Heck, R. Hudson, T. Mattera, K.A. Moore, B.Neikirk, D.B. Parrish, B.J. Peterson, F.T. Short, A.I. Tinoco. Influence of Rising Water Temperature on the Temperate Seagrass Species Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in the Northeast USA. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:920699 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.920699 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.920699
K.H. Ford, S. Voss, N.T. Evans. Reproducibility, Precision, and Accuracy of a Hydroacoustic Method to Estimate Seagrass Canopy Height and Percent Cover in Massachusetts. Estuaries and Coasts 45:1045–1057 DOI: 10.1007/s12237-019-00618-x https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00618-x
D.J. Omollo, V.W. Wang'ondu, M.N. Githaiga, D. Gorman, J.G. Kairo. The Contribution of Subtidal Seagrass Meadows to the Total Carbon Stocks of Gazi Bay, Kenya. Diversity 14(8), 646 DOI: 10.3390/d14080646 https://doi.org/10.3390/d14080646
2021
N. Ilias, A.T. Shau Hwai, F. Rick, T.C. Peng, N. Nilamani, N.M. Razalli, Z. Yasin. Diversity of epibenthic intertidal molluscan communities on the seagrass beds of Middle Bank, Penang, Malaysia. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 78: 39–47 DOI: 10.14456/pmbcrb.2021.3 https://doi.org/10.14456/pmbcrb.2021.3
Y.Y. Htay, S. Htun, M. Lwin Lwin, T.T. Kyu, S. Murray-Jones, P.P. Thin, T.L.L. Wai. Comparison of the seagrass community at the three sites near Dawai, Tanintharyi region, Myanmar. Journal Myanmar Acad. Arts Sci 19:4B
P. Tuntiprapas, E. Rattanachot, A.Prathep. Increasing habitat complexity enhances crab density: A case study from Thailand. Ecological Research 36:293–302 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.12196 https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12196
B.M. Rock, B.H. Daru. Impediments to Understanding Seagrasses' Response to Global Change. Frontiers in Marine Science Sec. Global Change and the Future Ocean Volume 8 - 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.608867 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.608867
2020
E. Rattanachot, M. Stankovic, P. Tuntiprapas, S. Prempree, A. Pranthep. Monitoring of seagrass along the southern Andaman coast of Thailand. Ecological Research 35(5):773-779 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.12123 https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12123
T.-T. Vo, K. Lau, L.M. Liao, X.-V. Nguyen. Satellite image analysis reveals changes in seagrass beds at Van Phong Bay, Vietnam during the last 30 years. Aquatic Living Resources 33, 4 DOI: 10.1051/alr/2020005 https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020005
2019
E. Alonso Aller, J.S. Eklöf, M. Gullström, U. Kloiber, H.W. Linderholm, L.M. Nordlund. Temporal variability of a protected multispecific tropical seagrass meadow in response to environmental change. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 191:774 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7977-z https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7977-z
Thu-Rein, C. Aung, S. Murray-Jones, U. Soe-Htun. Seagrass surveys in Shwe Thaung Yan coastal areas, the southern part of Rakhine Coastal Region, Myanmar: biodiversity, coverage and biomass. Journal of Aquaculture and Marine Biology 8(3):105-116 DOI: 10.15406/jamb.2019.08.00248 https://doi.org/10.15406/jamb.2019.08.00248
J.E. Duffy, L. Benedetti-Cecchi, J. Trinanes, F.E. Muller-Karger, R. Ambo-Rappe, C. Boström, A.H. Buschmann, J. Byrnes, R.G. Coles, J. Creed, L.C. Cullen-Unsworth, G. Diaz-Pulido, C.M. Duarte, G.J. Edgar, M. Fortes, G. Goni, C. Hu, X. Huang, C.L. Hurd, C. Johnson, B. Konar, D. Krause-Jensen, K. Krumhansl, P. Macreadie, H. Marsh, L.J. McKenzie, N. Mieszkowska, P. Miloslavich, E. Montes, M. Nakaoka, K.M. Norderhaug, L.M. Norlund, R.J. Orth, A. Prathep, N.F. Putman, J. Samper-Villarreal, E.A. Serrao, F. Short, I.S. Pinto, P. Steinberg, R. Stuart-Smith, R.K.F. Unsworth, M. van Keulen, B.I. van Tussenbroek, M. Wang, M. Waycott, L.V. Weatherdon, T. Wernberg, S.M. Yaakub. Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:317 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00317 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00317
2018
E. Rattanachot, M. Stankovic, S. Aongsara, A. Prathep. Ten years of conservation efforts enhance seagrass cover and carbon storage in Thailand. Botanica Marina 61(5) 441-451 DOI: 10.1515/bot-2017-0110 https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2017-0110
2017
G. Qui, F.T. Short, H. Fan, G. Liu. Temporal Variation of Intertidal Seagrass in Southern China (2008-2014). Ocean Science Journal 52:397–410 DOI: 10.1007/s12601-017-0039-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-017-0039-y
U. Soe-Htun, A. Maung, S. Mon, S.T. Ha, S.T. Aung, A.M. Lwin, U.Z. Lunn. Biodiversity, Distribution and Coverage of Seagrasses in the Myeik Archipelago and Rakhine Coastal Areas, in Myanmar. Journal of Aquatic Marine Biology 6(4):00164 DOI: 10.15406/jamb.2017.06.00164 https://doi.org/10.15406/jamb.2017.06.00164
2016
M. Hamana, T. Komatsu. Real-Time Classification of Seagrass Meadows on Flat Bottom with Bathymetric Data Measured by a Narrow Multibeam Sonar System. Remote Sensing 8(2), 96 DOI: 10.3390/rs8020096 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8020096
2015
G. Pergent, C. Pergent-Martini, A Bein, M. Dedeken, P. Oberti, A. Orsini, J.-F. Santucci, F. Short. Dynamic of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in the northwestern Mediterranean: Could climate change be to blame? Comptes Rendus Biologies 338(7):484-493 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2015.04.011 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2015.04.011
L. Weatherdon, C.S. Martin, C. Mcowen, H. Thomas. Towards a global dataset of seagrass occurrences: current progress, knowledge gaps and challenges. Mediterranean Seagrass Workshop, Sardinia 2015 DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.1161v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1161v1
2014
F.T. Short, R. Coles, M.D. Fortes, S.Victor, M. Salik, I. Isnain, J. Andrew, A. Seno. Monitoring in the Western Pacific region shows evidence of seagrass decline in line with global trends. Marine Pollution Bulletin 83(2):408-416 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.036
R. Coles, F.T. Short, M. Fortes, J. Kuo. Twenty years of seagrass networking and advancing seagrass science: The International Seagrass Biology Workshop Series. Pacific Conservation Biology 20(1):8-16 DOI: 10.1071/PC140008 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC140008
G. Pergent, A. Bein, A. Blanfune, M. Dedeken, P. Oberti, A. Orsini., C. Pergent-Martini, S. Ruitton, F.T. Short. Monitoring and Expansion of Posidonia monitoring networks along the Corsican Coastline. Proceedings of the 5th Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation
S.T. Schultz, T. Bakran-Petricioli, C. Kruschel, D. Petricioli. Monitoring of Posidonia meadows under the EC habitats directive: Vehicular videography can estimate trends in coverage at low cost and high precision. Proceedings of the 5th Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation
L.V. Marques, F.T. Short, J.C. Creed. Sunspots drive seagrasses. Biological Rhythm Research 46(1):63-68 DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2014.948300 https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2014.948300
S. Cabaço, R. Santos. Human-induced changes of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in Ria Formosa lagoon (Southern Portugal) after a decade. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 55(1):101-108
R.G. Lathrop, S.M. Haag, D. Merchant, M.J. Kennish, B. Fertig. Comparison of remotely-sensed surveys vs. in situ plot-based assessments of sea grass condition in Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey USA. Journal of Coastal Conservation 18:299–308 DOI: 10.1007/s11852-014-0319-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-014-0319-y
B.I. van Tussenbroek, J. Cortés, R. Collin, A.C. Fonseca, P.M.H. Gayle, H.M. Guzmán, G.E. Jácome, R. Juman, K.H. Koltes, H.A. Oxenford, A. Rodríguez-Ramirez, J. Samper-Villarreal, S. R. Smith, J.J. Tschirky, E. Weil. Caribbean-Wide, Long-Term Study of Seagrass Beds Reveals Local Variations, Shifts in Community Structure and Occasional Collapse. PLoS ONE 9(3): e90600 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090600
2011
H.A. Neckles, B.S. Kopp, B.J. Peterson, P.S. Pooler. Integrating scales of seagrass monitoring to meet conservation needs. Estuaries and Coasts 35:23-46 DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9410-x https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-011-9410-x
I.A. Serra, S. Mazzuca. Posidonia oceanica: From ecological status to genetic and proteomic resources. In: Seagrass: Ecology, Uses and Threats. Ed. R.S. Pirog. Nova Science Publishers
R. Coles, A. Grech, M. Rasheed, L. McKenzie, R. Unsworth, F.T. Short. Seagrass ecology and threats in the tropical Indo-Pacific bioregion. In: Seagrass: Ecology, Uses and Threats. Ed. R.S. Pirog. Nova Sciences Publishers
2010
A. Prathep, E. Rattanachot, P. Tuntiprapas. Seasonal variations in seagrass percentage cover and biomass at Koh Tha Rai, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Gulf of Thailand. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology 32(2) 497-504
A.B. Novak, F.T. Short. Leaf reddening in seagrasses. Botanica Marina 53(1):93-97 DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2010.011 https://doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2010.011
F.T. Short, G.E. Moore, K.A. Peyton. Halophila ovalis in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Aquatic Botany 93(3):141-146 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.05.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.05.001
2008
A.S. Freeman, F.T. Short, I. Isnain, F.A. Razak, R.G. Coles. Seagrass on the edge: Land-use practices threaten coastal seagrass communities in Sabah, Malaysia. Biological Conservation 141(12):2993-3005 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.09.018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.09.018
S.S. Rumrill, D.C. Sowers. Concurrent assessment of eelgrass beds (Zostera marina) and salt marsh communities along the estuarine gradient of the South Slough, Oregon. Journal of Coastal Research 10055:121-14 DOI: 10.2112/SI55-016.1 https://doi.org/10.2112/SI55-016.1
2007
G. Pergent, C. Pergent-Martini, B. Casalta, C. Lopez y Royo, B. Mimault, M. Salivas-Decaux, F.T. Short. Comparison of three seagrass monitoring systems: SeagrassNet, 'Posidonia' Programme and RSP. Proceedings of the 3rd Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation
Rivers, D.O., Short, F.T. Effects of grazing by Canada geese Branta canadensis on an intertidal Zostera marina meadow. Marine Ecology Progress Series 333:271-279 DOI: 10.3354/meps333271 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps333271
2006
F.T. Short, E.W. Koch, J.C. Creed, K.M. Magalhães, E. Fernandez, J.L. Gaeckle. SeagrassNet monitoring across the Americas: case studies of seagrass decline. Marine Ecology 27(4):277-289 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00095.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00095.x
2005
R. Coles, L. McKenzie, S. Campbell, R. Yoshida, A. Edward, F.T. Short. The effect of the causeway construction on seagrass meadows in the Western Pacific - a lesson from the ancient city of Nan Madol, Madolenihmw, Pohnpei, FSM. Pacific Conservation Biology 11(3):212-220
2003
A. Prathep. Spatial and temporal variation in percentage cover of two common seagrasses at Sirinart National Park, Phuket; and a first step for marine base. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology 25(5):651-658