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Marine megaherbivore grazing may increase seagrass tolerance to high nutrient loads by Christianen, Marjolijn J. A, Govers, Laura L, Bouma, Tjeerd J, Kiswara, Wawan, Roelofs, Jan G.M, Lamers, Leon P. M, van Katwijk, Marieke M

“…1. Populations of marine megaherbivores including green turtle (Chelonia mydas) have declined dramatically at a global scale as a result of overharvesting and…”
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Facilitating foundation species: The potential for plant–bivalve interactions to improve habitat restoration success by Gagnon, Karine, Rinde, Eli, Bengil, Elizabeth G. T., Carugati, Laura, Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Danovaro, Roberto, Gambi, Cristina, Govers, Laura L., Kipson, Silvija, Meysick, Lukas, Pajusalu, Liina, Tüney Kızılkaya, İnci, Koppel, Johan, Heide, Tjisse, Katwijk, Marieke M., Boström, Christoffer, Pinto, Rute

“…Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world. Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable…”
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Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance by O'Brien, Katherine R., Waycott, Michelle, Maxwell, Paul, Kendrick, Gary A., Udy, James W., Ferguson, Angus J.P., Kilminster, Kieryn, Scanes, Peter, McKenzie, Len J., McMahon, Kathryn, Adams, Matthew P., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Collier, Catherine, Lyons, Mitchell, Mumby, Peter J., Radke, Lynda, Christianen, Marjolijn J.A., Dennison, William C.

“…Seagrass ecosystems are inherently dynamic, responding to environmental change across a range of scales. Habitat requirements of seagrass are well defined, but…”
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Habitat collapse due to overgrazing threatens turtle conservation in marine protected areas by Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Herman, Peter M. J., Bouma, Tjeerd J., Lamers, Leon P. M., van Katwijk, Marieke M., van der Heide, Tjisse, Mumby, Peter J., Silliman, Brian R., Engelhard, Sarah L., van de Kerk, Madelon, Kiswara, Wawan, van de Koppel, Johan

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) are key tools for combatting the global overexploitation of endangered species. The prevailing paradigm is that MPAs are…”
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Foundation species enhance food web complexity through non-trophic facilitation by Borst, Annieke C W, Verberk, Wilco C E P, Angelini, Christine, Schotanus, Jildou, Wolters, Jan-Willem, Christianen, Marjolijn J A, van der Zee, Els M, Derksen-Hooijberg, Marlous, van der Heide, Tjisse

“…Food webs are an integral part of every ecosystem on the planet, yet understanding the mechanisms shaping these complex networks remains a major challenge…”
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The population genomic structure of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) suggests a warm-water corridor for tropical marine fauna between the Atlantic and Indian oceans during the last interglacial by van der Zee, Jurjan P, Christianen, Marjolijn J A, Bérubé, Martine, Nava, Mabel, Schut, Kaj, Humber, Frances, Alfaro-Núñez, Alonzo, Becking, Leontine E, Palsbøll, Per J

“…The occasional westward transport of warm water of the Agulhas Current, "Agulhas leakage", around southern Africa has been suggested to facilitate tropical…”
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How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems by van der Zee, Els M., Angelini, Christine, Govers, Laura L., Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Altieri, Andrew H., van der Reijden, Karin J., Silliman, Brian R., van de Koppel, Johan, van der Geest, Matthijs, van Gils, Jan A., van der Veer, Henk W., Piersma, Theunis, de Ruiter, Peter C., Olff, Han, van der Heide, Tjisse

“…The diversity and structure of ecosystems has been found to depend both on trophic interactions in food webs and on other species interactions such as habitat…”
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Demographic changes in Pleistocene sea turtles were driven by past sea level fluctuations affecting feeding habitat availability by van der Zee, Jurjan P., Christianen, Marjolijn J.A., Bérubé, Martine, Nava, Mabel, van der Wal, Sietske, Berkel, Jessica, Bervoets, Tadzio, Meijer zu Schlochtern, Melanie, Becking, Leontine E., Palsbøll, Per J.

“…Pleistocene environmental changes are generally assumed to have dramatically affected species’ demography via changes in habitat availability, but this is…”
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Seagrasses in the age of sea turtle conservation and shark overfishing by Heithaus, Michael R, Alcoverro, Teresa, Arthur, Rohan, Burkholder, Derek A, Coates, Kathryn A, Christianen, Marjolijn J A, Kelkar, Nachiket, Manuel, Sarah A, Wirsing, Aaron J, Kenworthy, W Judson, Fourqurean, James W

“…Efforts to conserve globally declining herbivorous green sea turtles have resulted in promising growth of some populations. These trends could significantly…”
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A dynamic view of seagrass meadows in the wake of successful green turtle conservation by Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., van Katwijk, Marieke M., van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I., Pagès, Jordi F., Ballorain, Katia, Kelkar, Nachiket, Arthur, Rohan, Alcoverro, Teresa

“…Concerted conservation efforts have led to a remarkable recovery of multiple green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) populations worldwide. The voracious feeding of…”
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Low-canopy seagrass beds still provide important coastal protection services by Christianen, Marjolijn J A, van Belzen, Jim, Herman, Peter M J, van Katwijk, Marieke M, Lamers, Leon P M, van Leent, Peter J M, Bouma, Tjeerd J

“…One of the most frequently quoted ecosystem services of seagrass meadows is their value for coastal protection. Many studies emphasize the role of above-ground…”
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Seagrass leaf element content: A global overview by Vonk, J. Arie, Smulders, Fee O.H., Christianen, Marjolijn J.A., Govers, Laura L.

“…Knowledge on the role of seagrass leaf elements and in particular micronutrients and their ranges is limited. We present a global database, consisting of 1126…”
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New Tools to Identify the Location of Seagrass Meadows: Marine Grazers as Habitat Indicators by Hays, Graeme C., Alcoverro, Teresa, Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Duarte, Carlos M., Hamann, Mark, Macreadie, Peter I., Marsh, Helene D., Rasheed, Michael A., Thums, Michele, Unsworth, Richard K. F., York, Paul H., Esteban, Nicole

“…Seagrasses are hugely valuable to human life, but the global extent of seagrass meadows remains unclear. As evidence of their value, a United Nations program…”
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Redefining the trophic importance of seagrasses for fauna in tropical Indo-Pacific meadows by Vonk, Jan Arie, Christianen, Marjolijn J.A., Stapel, Johan

“…Fauna species living in seagrass meadows depend on different food sources, with seagrasses often being marginally important for higher trophic levels. To…”
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Battle for the mounds: Niche competition between upside‐down jellyfish and invasive seagrass by Smulders, Fee O. H., Slikboer, Naomi, Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Vonk, Jan Arie

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Habitat complexity drives food web structure along a dynamic mangrove coast by Nauta, Janne, Lammers, Carlijn, Lexmond, Robin, Christianen, Marjolijn J.A., Borst, Annieke, Lamers, Leon P.M., van Lavieren, Hanneke, Naipal, Sieuwnath, Govers, Laura L.

“…Structurally complex habitats, such as mangrove forests, allow for rich assemblages of species that benefit from the provided space, volume and substrate…”
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Seagrass coastal protection services reduced by invasive species expansion and megaherbivore grazing by James, Rebecca K., Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Katwijk, Marieke M., Smit, Jaco C., Bakker, Elisabeth S., Herman, Peter M. J., Bouma, Tjeerd J., Hughes, A. Randall

“…Seagrasses provide an important ecosystem service by creating a stable erosion‐resistant seabed that contributes to effective coastal protection. Variable…”
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Impact of human disturbance on biogeochemical fluxes in tropical seascapes by Cobacho, Sara P., van de Leemput, Ingrid A., Holmgren, Milena, Christianen, Marjolijn J.A.

“…Tropical seascapes rely on the feedback relationships among mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs, as they mutually facilitate and enhance each…”
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Addition of iron does not ameliorate sulfide toxicity by sargassum influx to mangroves but dampens methane and nitrous oxide emissions by Cobacho, Sara P., Leemans, Luuk H., Weideveld, Stefan T.J., Fu, Xitong, van Katwijk, Marieke M., Lamers, Leon P.M., Smolders, Alfons J.P., Christianen, Marjolijn J.A.

“…Sargassum spp. strandings in the tropical Atlantic harm local ecosystems due to toxic sulfide levels. We conducted a mesocosm experiment to test the efficacy…”
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Megaherbivores may impact expansion of invasive seagrass in the Caribbean by Christianen, Marjolijn J. A., Smulders, Fee O. H., Engel, M. Sabine, Nava, Mabel I., Willis, Sue, Debrot, Adolphe O., Palsbøll, Per J., Vonk, J. Arie, Becking, Leontine E., Van Alstyne, Kathy

“…Our knowledge of the functional role of large herbivores is rapidly expanding, and the impact of grazing on species coexistence and nonnative species expansion…”
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