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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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Differential habitat use and antipredator response of juvenile roach (Rutilus rutilus) to olfactory and visual cues from multiple predators by Martin, Charles W, Fodrie, F. Joel, Heck, Kenneth L. Jr, Mattila, Johanna

“…The indirect, behavioral effects of predation and predator-predator interactions can significantly alter the trophic ecology of many communities. In numerous…”
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Biodiversity influences the effects of oil disturbance on coastal ecosystems by Zerebecki, Robyn A., Heck, Kenneth L., Valentine, John F.

“…Biodiversity can enhance the response of ecosystems to disturbance. However, whether diversity can reduce the ecological effect of human‐induced novel and…”
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The Dynamics of Seagrass Ecosystems: History, Past Accomplishments, and Future Prospects by Orth, Robert J., Heck Jr, Kenneth L.

“…The goal of this perspective is to review how seagrass research has evolved over the past half century to our current state of knowledge. We review how our…”
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Seed Reserve Hot Spots for the Sub-Tropical Seagrass Halodule wrightii (Shoal Grass) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Darnell, Kelly M., Furman, Bradley T., Heck Jr, Kenneth L., Byron, Dorothy, Reynolds, Laura, Dunton, Kenneth H.

“…Halodule wrightii (shoal grass) is a dioecious seagrass with a widespread tropical and subtropical distribution. Like all seagrass species, H. wrightii has the…”
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Microbiomes of Thalassia testudinum throughout the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico are influenced by site and region while maintaining a core microbiome by Ugarelli, Kelly, Campbell, Justin E, Rhoades, O Kennedy, Munson, Calvin J, Altieri, Andrew H, Douglass, James G, Heck, Jr, Kenneth L, Paul, Valerie J, Barry, Savanna C, Christ, Lindsey, Fourqurean, James W, Frazer, Thomas K, Linhardt, Samantha T, Martin, Charles W, McDonald, Ashley M, Main, Vivienne A, Manuel, Sarah A, Marco-Méndez, Candela, Reynolds, Laura K, Rodriguez, Alex, Rodriguez Bravo, Lucia M, Sawall, Yvonne, Smith, Khalil, Wied, William L, Choi, Chang Jae, Stingl, Ulrich

“…Plant microbiomes are known to serve several important functions for their host, and it is therefore important to understand their composition as well as the…”
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Ecological interactions between Gulf of Mexico snappers (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) and invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) by Marshak, Anthony R, Heck, Jr, Kenneth L, Jud, Zachary R

“…Indo-Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans) have invaded the western Atlantic, and most recently the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM), at a rapid pace. Given…”
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Climate-related, decadal-scale assemblage changes of seagrass-associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico by FODRIE, F. JOEL, HECK, KENNETH L. Jr, POWERS, SEAN P, GRAHAM, WILLIAM M, ROBINSON, KELLY L

“…Global temperatures are rising, and are expected to produce a poleward shift in the distribution of many organisms. We quantified changes in fish assemblages…”
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Non-consumptive effects of avian predators on fish behavior and cascading indirect interactions in seagrasses by Hill, Jennifer M., Heck Jr, Kenneth L.

“…Top–down impacts of avian predators are often overlooked in marine environments despite evidence from other systems that birds significantly impact animal…”
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Moderate stoichiometric homeostasis in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: effects of diet and growth on C:N:P ratios by Prado, Patricia, Heck, Kenneth L., Jr, Cebrian, Just

“…The influence of dietary elemental contents on consumer stoichiometry was investigated in selected and combined soft tissues (as a proxy of the whole…”
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Evidence of short-term burial response by benthic macrofauna associated with the Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa by Schrandt, Meagan N, Cebrián, Just, Darrow, Elizabeth S, Dalrymple, D Joseph, Marco-Méndez, C, Ferrero-Vicente, LM, Heck Jr, Kenneth L, Sánchez-Lizaso, José Luis

“…Sedimentation and burial affect a variety of habitats worldwide, especially within coastal marine systems. In the Mediterranean, seagrasses like Cymodocea…”
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Oyster reefs as natural breakwaters mitigate shoreline loss and facilitate fisheries by Scyphers, Steven B, Powers, Sean P, Heck, Jr, Kenneth L, Byron, Dorothy

“…Shorelines at the interface of marine, estuarine and terrestrial biomes are among the most degraded and threatened habitats in the coastal zone because of…”
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The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts by Vergés, Adriana, Steinberg, Peter D., Hay, Mark E., Poore, Alistair G. B., Campbell, Alexandra H., Ballesteros, Enric, Heck, Kenneth L., Booth, David J., Coleman, Melinda A., Feary, David A., Figueira, Will, Langlois, Tim, Marzinelli, Ezequiel M., Mizerek, Toni, Mumby, Peter J., Nakamura, Yohei, Roughan, Moninya, van Sebille, Erik, Gupta, Alex Sen, Smale, Dan A., Tomas, Fiona, Wernberg, Thomas, Wilson, Shaun K.

“…Climate-driven changes in biotic interactions can profoundly alter ecological communities, particularly when they impact foundation species. In marine systems,…”
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Accelerating Tropicalization and the Transformation of Temperate Seagrass Meadows by HYNDES, GLENN A., HECK, KENNETH L., VERGÉS, ADRIANA, HARVEY, EUAN S., KENDRICK, GARY A., LAVERY, PAUL S., MCMAHON, KATHRYN, ORTH, ROBERT J., PEARCE, ALAN, VANDERKLIFT, MATHEW, WERNBERG, THOMAS, WHITING, SCOTT, WILSON, SHAUN

“…Climate-driven changes are altering production and functioning of biotic assemblages in terrestrial and aquatic environments. In temperate coastal waters,…”
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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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Response of coastal fishes to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster by Fodrie, F Joel, Heck, Jr, Kenneth L

“…The ecosystem-level impacts of the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been largely unpredictable due to the unique setting and magnitude of this spill. We used a…”
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Do restored oyster reefs benefit seagrasses? An experimental study in the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Sharma, Shailesh, Goff, Joshua, Moody, Ryan M., Byron, Dorothy, Heck Jr, Kenneth L., Powers, Sean P., Ferraro, Carl, Cebrian, Just

“…Oyster reefs and seagrass beds are being lost worldwide at alarming rates. These habitats provide many services to humankind and, thus, much effort has been…”
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Interannual recruitment dynamics for resident and transient marsh species: evidence for a lack of impact by the Macondo oil spill by Moody, Ryan M, Cebrian, Just, Heck, Jr, Kenneth L

“…The emulsification of oil at the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) well head relegated a large proportion of resultant hydrocarbon plumes to the deep sea, facilitated…”
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Editorial: Tropicalization in seagrasses: Shifts in ecosystem function by Hyndes, Glenn A., Jarvis, Jessie C., Heck, Kenneth L.

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Ecological Value of Submerged Breakwaters for Habitat Enhancement on a Residential Scale by Scyphers, Steven B., Powers, Sean P., Heck, Kenneth L.

“…Estuarine shorelines have been degraded since humans arrived in the coastal zone. In recent history, a major cause of habitat degradation has been the armoring…”
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