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LB: The Alcohol industry sponsored the Brussels Declaration - a document often used by research integrity

How to spot industry influence on science?
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How to spot industry influence in science
Keen to know if vested interests have influenced research methods or policies? Professor Lisa Bero outlines the signs to help scientists, journalists and the public assess scientific communications fo...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The Seychelles were the #1st to create a field-verified seagrass #map and estimate how much carbon is stored.

Now #LaSMMI is developing a standardized, field-verified seagrass map and carbon assessment for Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zanzibar

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Posidonia meadow is swayed by current while receiving the energy of the sun rays through the clear water; some Yellow fishes swim and graze through it. From: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/water-plants/seagrass-guide-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-so-important The road to seagrass restoration at scale using engineering: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857425000953#bb0140
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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They play a crucial role in cleaning surrounding water and sequestering CO2 from the atmosphere.

Since seagrass health is directly linked to the health of the entire coastal ecosystem, by monitoring it, we can gain valuable insights into the status of our coastal waters.
Portrait of a green sea turtle seen from below in crystal-clear blue water in Mayotte; Sunlight penetrates through the water and illuminates it from the top of the photo, just above the turtle's head, like a halo. From: https://earth.org/in-pictures-guardians-of-the-lagoon-mayottes-green-sea-turtles/
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Implications for seagrass restoration and for conservation
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Functional strategies in Mediterranean seagrass fish assemblages
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Seagrass in physical and monetary terms
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A vertical picture of seagrass covered by water that briefly covers its tips. A blue sky is above the water and seagrass, a strip of land with trees on the left. From: UN decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-30 https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/scientists-outline-10-golden-rules-seagrass-restoration
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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including rare or ecologically important ones, such as tuna, which rarely inhabit shallow and nearshore environments.

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A graphical summary of the functions of the seaweed meadows: biodiversity, food, oxygen, water quality, habitat corridors, nutrient cycling, climate resilience, carbon storage, livelihoods, shelter. From: https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2021/11/01/the-importance-of-seagrass/ Seagrass blue carbon stocks and sequestration rates in the Colombian Caribbean: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90544-5 The role of lag phases between real-term marine heatwaves in the trait responses of two macrophyte species: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113624005555 Projecting climate change impacts on the distribution of the most captured tuna species on Atlantic waters: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-025-03121-x Benthic Fish Communities Associated with Posidonia oceanica Beds May Reveal the Fishing Impact and Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas: Two Case Studies in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea https://agris.fao.org/search/en/providers/122436/records/675ad23d0ce2cede71d22ccc https://agris.fao.org/search/en/providers/122436/records/675ad23d0ce2cede71d22ccc
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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A UCLA-led study uncovered distinct fish communities associated with different geographically located seagrass beds, and revealed the hidden biodiversity of these habitats. The use of #eDNA allowed researchers to detect a greater variety of species than traditional visual methods
A school of fish swims in line above green Posidonia oceanica, blue sea in the background; in Port Cros National Park From: eDNA reveals unique fish communities in Southern California seagrass meadows https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/article/edna-reveals-unique-fish-communities-in-southern-california-seagrass-meadows/
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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The role of the #microbiome in the successful transplantation of seagrass meadows
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Location and #CarbonStorage of Erosional Escarpments of Seagrass Posidonia Mats
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Figure 1. Erosional escarpment in a P. oceanica meadow in Es Pujols Cove (Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain) illustrating the organic-rich soils (A,B), Erosional escarpment in a P. australis meadow in Big Lagoon (Shark Bay, Western Australia; C,D) From:Location and Associated Carbon Storage of Erosional Escarpments of Seagrass Posidonia Mats
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Seagrass meadows offer visual and structure protection; they also provide an acoustic refuge for estuarine fish from marine mammals.
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Seagrass Meadows Reduce Wind-Wave Driven Sediment
Resuspension in a Sheltered Environment
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A meadow on the left with the escarpment in evidence (from which 3 highlights start: rocky fish, archaeological artefacts, escarpment cavity) and a rocky substrate. On the right the conclusions: Escarpments are 3D structures that provide habitat and shelter for typically rocky fish; Escarpments can sustain fish abundance and biomass comparable to rocky substrates; Higher structural complexity of escarpments enhances fish diversity and biomass From: Escarpments within Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadows increase habitat heterogeneity and structural complexity enhancing fish diversity and biomass https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1373074/full Results: Total fish abundance was similar between rocky substrates and escarpments but up to 5-fold higher than in seagrass meadows. Similarly, total fish biomass was comparable between rocky substrates and seagrass escarpments, but 18-fold higher than in seagrass meadows. On the other hand, total number of fish species and Shannon´s diversity Index were significantly higher in rocky substrates than in seagrass escarpments. In addition, total number of species and Shannon´s diversity Index in seagrass escarpments were significantly higher than in seagrass meadows.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Underwater video reveals higher fish diversity and abundance in seagrass meadows and diff. in trophic interactions
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Seagrass meadows as buffers for metal concentrations
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Posidonia escarpments
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A graphic illustrates the anthropogenic pressures on the left (mining, agriculture, industry) insisting on the sea, that receives sediment and metals (in the center of the image) and the seagrass on the right capturing those sediment and metals. From: Metals in coastal seagrass habitats: A systematic quantitative literature review https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10643389.2022.2164154
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Large Dugong Aggregations Persist in Continuous Seagrass Meadows Despite Anthropogenic Disturbances Around Hawar Island, Bahrain ↓
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A dynamic view of seagrass meadows in the wake of successful green turtle conservation ↓
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Dugong feeding in a seagrass meadow How Might Climate Change Affect the Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Dugongs and Manatees? https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-90742-6_8 Dugong foraging behavior on tropical intertidal seagrass meadows: the influence of climatic drivers and anthropogenic disturbance https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-021-04583-0 Climate change redefines sea turtle hotspots: Vessel strike risks and gaps in protexted areas https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4495 A half-century of demographic changes in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging aggregation during an era of seagrass decline https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04056-5 Marine heatwaves threaten key foraging grounds of sea turtles in Southeast Asian Seas https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-022-01952-w https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-022-01952-w
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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The #SeagrassMeadows that migrating sea turtles and dugongs feed on are disappearing.

To date, around 30% of the world's seagrass beds have been lost.

They store around 20% of the 🌏's oceanic carbon, support fisheries and protect coastlines.

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Green turtles feed on seagrass, which provides habitat for numerous animals and can sequester significant amounts of carbon. From:https://www.science.org/content/article/turtles-map-seagrass-better-satellites Green turtle tracking leads to the discovery of seagrass blue carbon resources: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.0502
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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To conserve migratory marine life, protected areas are not enough.

Migratory Species need dynamic management strategies (real-time #tracking , shifting shipping lanes/requiring vessel speed limits, stricter fishing regulations, in key habitats and timings) and international cooperation.
Fig. 2: Locations of all migratory species metasites From: Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59271-7 Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean project https://mico.env.duke.edu/ Conserve marine migratory species to protect ecological links between land and sea https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02475-0 Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management (Cell Press Review) https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/server/api/core/bitstreams/3067f093-308a-47e7-ac4c-5c447efb9705/content Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl0239 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772735125000265
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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The N.Pacific humpback have experienced significant changes in their migratory routes due to CC, which has resulted in many getting entangled in dungeness crab fishing gear.

The #Krill graze on algae growing on the underbelly of sea ice and, as sea ice disappears, they are moving to colder waters
Antarctic larval krill feeding on algae that grow on the underside of sea ice From: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/08/03/krill-experts-discus Krill, climate, and contrasting future scenarios for Arctic and Antarctic fisheries https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/71/7/1934/666832 Climate change impacts on Antarctic krill behaviour and population dynamics https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-023-00504-y Predicted changes in the distribution of Antarctic krill in the Cosmonaut Sea under future climate change scenarios https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22007063 Antarctic krill genes could reveal how they’re responding to climate change https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2024/november/antarctic-krill-genes-could-reveal-responding-climate-change.html Antarctic krill habitat suitability changes: Historical trends and future projections under climate scenarios https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X25006174
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Whales and dolphins are particularly vulnerable species as rising T threaten both their prey and their habitat:

- Heatwaves can exceed the species’ physiological tolerance; it's happening for 🐬 in the Amazon River, and they'll reduce fin 🐋' habitat in the Med.up to 70% by 2050
The pink Amazon river dolphin Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/climate-crisis-amazon-lakes-water-temperature-hotter-than-spa-bath-aoe
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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