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Long-term nutrient reductions lead to the unprecedented recovery of a temperate coastal region by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Orth, Robert J., Dennison, William C., Wilcox, David J., Murphy, Rebecca R., Keisman, Jennifer, Gurbisz, Cassie, Hannam, Michael, Landry, J. Brooke, Moore, Kenneth A., Patrick, Christopher J., Testa, Jeremy, Weller, Donald E., Batiuk, Richard A.

“…Humans strongly impact the dynamics of coastal systems, yet surprisingly few studies mechanistically link management of anthropogenic stressors and successful…”
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Megacities in the coastal zone: Using a driver-pressure-state-impact-response framework to address complex environmental problems by Sekovski, Ivan, Newton, Alice, Dennison, William C.

“…The purpose of this study was to elaborate on the role of coastal megacities in environmental degradation and their contribution to global climate change…”
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Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems by Waycott, Michelle, Duarte, Carlos M, Carruthers, Tim J.B, Orth, Robert J, Dennison, William C, Olyarnik, Suzanne, Calladine, Ainsley, Fourqurean, James W, Heck, Kenneth L. Jr, Hughes, A. Randall, Kendrick, Gary A, Kenworthy, W. Judson, Short, Frederick T, Williams, Susan L

“…Coastal ecosystems and the services they provide are adversely affected by a wide variety of human activities. In particular, seagrass meadows are negatively…”
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Rise of Ruppia in Chesapeake Bay: Climate change-driven turnover of foundation species creates new threats and management opportunities by Hensel, Marc J S, Patrick, Christopher J, Orth, Robert J, Wilcox, David J, Dennison, William C, Gurbisz, Cassie, Hannam, Michael P, Landry, J Brooke, Moore, Kenneth A, Murphy, Rebecca R, Testa, Jeremy M, Weller, Donald E, Lefcheck, Jonathan S

“…Global change has converted many structurally complex and ecologically and economically valuable coastlines to bare substrate. In the structural habitats that…”
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Ecological Forecasting and the Science of Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay by TESTA, JEREMY M., CLARK, J. BLAKE, DENNISON, WILLIAM C., DONOVAN, E. CAROLINE, FISHER, ALEXANDER W., NI, WENFEI, PARKER, MATTHEW, SCAVIA, DONALD, SPITZER, SUZANNE E., WALDROP, ANTHONY M., VARGAS, VANESSA M.D., ZIEGLER, GREGORY

“…Chronic seasonal low oxygen condition (hypoxia) occurs in the deep waters of Chesapeake Bay as a result of eutrophication-induced phytoplankton blooms and…”
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The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance by Duarte, Carlos M., Dennison, William C., Orth, Robert J. W., Orth, Robert J., Carruthers, Tim J. B.

“…Coastal ecosystems including coral reefs, mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes are being lost at alarming rates, and increased scientific…”
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Using Socioenvironmental Report Cards as a Tool for Transdisciplinary Collaboration by Vargas‐Nguyen, Vanessa, Kelsey, R Heath, Jordahl, Harald, Nuttle, William, Somerville, Charles, Thomas, Jane, Dennison, William C

“…ABSTRACT The process of developing a socioenvironmental report card through transdisciplinary collaboration can be used in any system and can provide the…”
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Long-Term Trends of Water Quality and Biotic Metrics in Chesapeake Bay: 1986 to 2008 by Williams, Michael R., Filoso, Solange, Longstaff, Benjamin J., Dennison, William C.

“…We analyzed trends in a 23-year period of water quality and biotic data for Chesapeake Bay. Indicators were used to detect trends of improving and worsening…”
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Blooms of the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in coastal Queensland, Australia: disparate sites, common factors by Albert, Simon, O’Neil, Judith M., Udy, James W., Ahern, Kathleen S., O’Sullivan, Cherie M., Dennison, William C.

“…During the last decade there has been a significant rise in observations of blooms of the toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula along the east coast of…”
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Assessing the influence and distribution of shrimp pond effluent in a tidal mangrove creek in north-east Australia by Costanzo, Simon D, O’Donohue, Mark J, Dennison, William C

“…Effluent from a land based shrimp farm was detected in a receiving creek as changes in physical, chemical and biological parameters. The extent and severity of…”
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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Roles of Science and Citizen Science in Chesapeake Bay Environmental Management by Webster, Suzanne E., Dennison, William C.

“…An extensive ecosystem restoration effort for Chesapeake Bay, launched in 1983, has more recently (2015) initiated a program to integrate volunteer monitoring…”
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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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Using the aquatic macrophyte Vallisneria americana (wild celery) as a nutrient bioindicator by Benson, Emily R, O'Neil, Judith M, Dennison, William C

“…Human sewage and septic waste are significant sources of nutrient loading to many aquatic ecosystems. Ecologically relevant nitrogen sources can be traced by…”
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Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species by Short, Frederick T., Polidoro, Beth, Livingstone, Suzanne R., Carpenter, Kent E., Bandeira, Salomão, Bujang, Japar Sidik, Calumpong, Hilconida P., Carruthers, Tim J.B., Coles, Robert G., Dennison, William C., Erftemeijer, Paul L.A., Fortes, Miguel D., Freeman, Aaren S., Jagtap, T.G., Kamal, Abu Hena M., Kendrick, Gary A., Judson Kenworthy, W., La Nafie, Yayu A., Nasution, Ichwan M., Orth, Robert J., Prathep, Anchana, Sanciangco, Jonnell C., Tussenbroek, Brigitta van, Vergara, Sheila G., Waycott, Michelle, Zieman, Joseph C.

“…► First assessment of extinction probability of all seagrass species worldwide. ► Extinction assessments of seagrass based on IUCN Red List of Threatened…”
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A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems by ORTH, ROBERT J, CARRUTHERS, TIM J. B, DENNISON, WILLIAM C, DUARTE, CARLOS M, FOURQUREAN, JAMES W, HECK, KENNETH L, HUGHES, A. RANDALL, KENDRICK, GARY A, KENWORTHY, W. JUDSON, OLYARNIK, SUZANNE, SHORT, FREDERICK T, WAYCOTT, MICHELLE, WILLIAMS, SUSAN L

“…Seagrasses, marine flowering plants, have a long evolutionary history but are now challenged with rapid environmental changes as a result of coastal human…”
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Long-term Annual Aerial Surveys of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Support Science, Management, and Restoration by Orth, Robert J., Dennison, William C., Gurbisz, Cassie, Hannam, Michael, Keisman, Jeni, Landry, J. Brooke, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Moore, Kenneth A., Murphy, Rebecca R., Patrick, Christopher J., Testa, Jeremy, Weller, Donald E., Wilcox, David J., Batiuk, Richard A.

“…Aerial surveys of coastal habitats can uniquely inform the science and management of shallow, coastal zones, and when repeated annually, they reveal changes…”
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Data synthesis for environmental management: A case study of Chesapeake Bay by Orth, Robert J., Dennison, William C., Wilcox, David J., Batiuk, Richard A., Landry, J. Brooke, Gurbisz, Cassie, Keisman, Jennifer, Hannam, Michael, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Murphy, Rebecca R., Moore, Kenneth A., Patrick, Christopher J., Testa, Jeremy M., Weller, Donald E., Merritt, Melissa F., Hobaugh, Paige

“…Synthesizing large, complex data sets to inform resource managers towards effective environmental stewardship is a universal challenge. In Chesapeake Bay, a…”
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Conceptual Framework for Assessing Ecosystem Health by Harwell, Mark A, Gentile, John H, McKinney, Larry D, Tunnell, John W, Dennison, William C, Kelsey, R Heath, Stanzel, Kiersten M, Stunz, Gregory W, Withers, Kim, Tunnell, Jace

“…ABSTRACT Over the past century, the environment of the Gulf of Mexico has been significantly altered and impaired by extensive human activities. A national…”
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Long-Term Trends in Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) in Chesapeake Bay, USA, Related to Water Quality by Orth, Robert J., Williams, Michael R., Marion, Scott R., Wilcox, David J., Carruthers, Tim J. B., Moore, Kenneth A., Kemp, W. Michael, Dennison, William C., Rybicki, Nancy, Bergstrom, Peter, Batiuk, Richard A.

“…Chesapeake Bay supports a diverse assemblage of marine and freshwater species of submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) whose broad distributions are generally…”
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Identifying and harmonizing the priorities of stakeholders in the Chesapeake Bay environmental monitoring community by Webster, Suzanne E., Donovan, E. Caroline, Chudoba, Elizabeth, Miller Hesed, Christine D., Paolisso, Michael, Dennison, William C.

“…Research collaborations between volunteer monitoring groups and environmental scientists and managers are instrumental for understanding and managing complex…”
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