Search Results - "Jessie C. Jarvis"

Multiple paternity, fertilization success, and male quality: Mating system variation in the eelgrass, Zostera marina by Sgambelluri, Lauren R., Jarvis, Jessie C., Kamel, Stephanie J.

“…Genetic diversity can modulate a population's response to a changing environment and plays a critical role in its ecological function. While multiple processes…”
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Long distance biotic dispersal of tropical seagrass seeds by marine mega-herbivores by Tol, Samantha J., Jarvis, Jessie C., York, Paul H., Grech, Alana, Congdon, Bradley C., Coles, Robert G.

“…Terrestrial plants use an array of animals as vectors for dispersal, however little is known of biotic dispersal of marine angiosperms such as seagrasses. Our…”
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The Role of Herbivory in Structuring Tropical Seagrass Ecosystem Service Delivery by Scott, Abigail L, York, Paul H, Duncan, Clare, Macreadie, Peter I, Connolly, Rod M, Ellis, Megan T, Jarvis, Jessie C, Jinks, Kristin I, Marsh, Helene, Rasheed, Michael A

“…Seagrass meadows support key ecosystem services, via provision of food directly for herbivores, and indirectly to their predators. The importance of herbivores…”
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A report card approach to describe temporal and spatial trends in parameters for coastal seagrass habitats by Carter, Alex B., Coles, Rob, Jarvis, Jessie C., Bryant, Catherine V., Smith, Timothy M., Rasheed, Michael A.

“…Report cards that are designed to monitor environmental trends have the potential to provide a powerful communication tool because they are easy to understand…”
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role of seedlings and seed bank viability in the recovery of Chesapeake Bay, USA, Zostera marina populations following a large-scale decline by Jarvis, Jessie C, Moore, Kenneth A

“…The objective of this study was to quantify the spatial and temporal recolonization characteristics of Zostera marina beds in the lower Chesapeake Bay…”
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Tropical cyclone impacts on seagrass-associated fishes in a temperate-subtropical estuary by Zhang, Y. Stacy, Swinea, Savannah H, Roskar, Grace, Trackenberg, Stacy N, Gittman, Rachel K, Jarvis, Jessie C, Kenworthy, W. Judson, Yeager, Lauren A, Fodrie, F. Joel

“…Major storms can alter coastal ecosystems in several direct and indirect ways including habitat destruction, stormwater-related water quality degradation, and…”
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A biophysical representation of seagrass growth for application in a complex shallow-water biogeochemical model by Baird, Mark E., Adams, Matthew P., Babcock, Russell C., Oubelkheir, Kadija, Mongin, Mathieu, Wild-Allen, Karen A., Skerratt, Jennifer, Robson, Barbara J., Petrou, Katherina, Ralph, Peter J., O’Brien, Katherine R., Carter, Alex B., Jarvis, Jessie C., Rasheed, Michael A.

“…•New multi-species seagrass model developed.•Novel relationship between seagrass biomass and percent cover.•Physical/geometric basis for derivation of…”
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Simulated Estuary-Wide Response of Seagrass (Zostera marina) to Future Scenarios of Temperature and Sea Level by Scalpone, Cara R., Jarvis, Jessie C., Vasslides, James M., Testa, Jeremy M., Ganju, Neil K.

“…Seagrass communities are a vital component of estuarine ecosystems, but are threatened by projected sea level rise (SLR) and temperature increases with climate…”
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Global challenges for seagrass conservation by Unsworth, Richard K. F., McKenzie, Len J., Collier, Catherine J., Cullen-Unsworth, Leanne C., Duarte, Carlos M., Eklöf, Johan S., Jarvis, Jessie C., Jones, Benjamin L., Nordlund, Lina M.

“…Seagrasses, flowering marine plants that form underwater meadows, play a significant global role in supporting food security, mitigating climate change and…”
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Effects of Seed Source, Sediment Type, and Burial Depth on Mixed-Annual and Perennial Zostera marina L. Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment by Jarvis, Jessie C, Moore, Kenneth A

“…Seed germination and seedling establishment directly affect the resiliency of seagrasses to disturbance or environmental stress. The objectives of this study…”
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Ascidian diversity and abundance in North Carolina seagrass meadows by Surprenant, Mina, Jarvis, Jessie C., López‐Legentil, Susanna

“…Ascidians are sessile marine invertebrates found all over the world in a variety of natural and artificial habitats. The objective of this study was to provide…”
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Cold Tolerance in Halodule wrightii Across Latitudinally Distinct Populations in the Western Atlantic Ocean by Stevenson, Lindsey V., Kamel, Stephanie J., Darnell, Kelly M., Furman, Bradley T., Jarvis, Jessie C.

“…North Carolina (NC) is in a biogeographic transition zone where climate change is altering the relative abundances (e.g., areal extent, percent cover, biomass)…”
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Size matters: variations in seagrass seed size at local scales affects seed performance by Smith, Timothy M., Sherman, Craig D. H., Cumming, Erin E., York, Paul H., Jarvis, Jessie C.

“…Seed size can have an impact on angiosperm reproductive fitness. Ecological theory predicts plants that will produce larger seeds in stressful environments to…”
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Quantifying Variation in Zostera marina Seed Size and Composition at the Species’ Southern Limit in the Western Atlantic: Implications for Eelgrass Population Resilience by Combs, Avonelle R., Jarvis, Jessie C., Kenworthy, W. Judson

“…At the southern limit of Zostera marina in the Western Atlantic, sexual reproduction has provided a mechanism of recovery following thermal stress–related…”
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Environmental Factors Affecting Recent Summertime Eelgrass Diebacks in the Lower Chesapeake Bay: Implications for Long-term Persistence by Moore, Kenneth A., Jarvis, Jessie C.

“…We investigated the effects of several environmental factors on eelgrass abundance before, during, and after widespread eelgrass diebacks during the unusually…”
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Tropical cyclone impacts on seagrass-associated fishes in a temperate-subtropical estuary by Y. Stacy Zhang, Savannah H. Swinea, Grace Roskar, Stacy N. Trackenberg, Rachel K. Gittman, Jessie C. Jarvis, W. Judson Kenworthy, Lauren A. Yeager, F. Joel Fodrie

“…Major storms can alter coastal ecosystems in several direct and indirect ways including habitat destruction, stormwater-related water quality degradation, and…”
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Mutualistic relationships in marine angiosperms: Enhanced germination of seeds by mega‐herbivores by Tol, Samantha J., Jarvis, Jessie C., York, Paul H., Congdon, Bradley C., Coles, Robert G.

“…Angiosperms have co‐evolved with animals over thousands of years leading to an array of mutualistic relationships. Passage of plant seeds through animal…”
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Modeling loss and recovery of Zostera marina beds in the Chesapeake Bay: The role of seedlings and seed-bank viability by Jarvis, Jessie C., Brush, Mark J., Moore, Kenneth A.

“…•We model the effects of reproduction, temperature and light on Z. marina recovery.•Inclusion of sexual reproduction is necessary to accurately model Z. marina…”
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The Abundance and Persistence of Temperate and Tropical Seagrasses at Their Edge-of-Range in the Western Atlantic Ocean by Bartenfelder, Amy, Kenworthy, William Judson, Puckett, Brandon, Deaton, Charles, Jarvis, Jessie C.

“…Species, including seagrasses, at their range limits are uniquely vulnerable to climate change. In the western Atlantic Ocean, the biogeographic transition…”
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Persistence of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) seeds in the sediment seed bank by Jarvis, Jessie C., Moore, Kenneth A., Judson Kenworthy, W.

“…Two separate field experiments in the Newport River/Back Sound, North Carolina (NC) and the lower Chesapeake Bay (CB), Virginia were conducted in 2007 and 2008…”
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