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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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Are coastal habitats important nurseries? A meta‐analysis by Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Hughes, Brent B., Johnson, Andrew J., Pfirrmann, Bruce W., Rasher, Douglas B., Smyth, Ashley R., Williams, Bethany L., Beck, Michael W., Orth, Robert J.

“…Nearshore‐structured habitats—including underwater grasses, mangroves, coral, and other biogenic reefs, marshes, and complex abiotic substrates—have long been…”
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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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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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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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Critical evaluation of the nursery role hypothesis for seagrass meadows by Heck, K. L., Hays, G., Orth, R. J.

“…The vast majority of published papers concerning seagrass meadows contain statements to the effect that seagrass beds serve as important nurseries for many…”
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Ecosystem services returned through seagrass restoration by Reynolds, Laura K., Waycott, Michelle, McGlathery, Karen J., Orth, Robert J.

“…Ecosystem restoration is often costly, but can be effective at increasing biodiversity and ecosystem services. We used a case study—reseeding seagrass to a…”
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Positive Ecological Interactions and the Success of Seagrass Restoration by Valdez, Stephanie R., Zhang, Y. Stacy, van der Heide, Tjisse, Vanderklift, Mathew A., Tarquinio, Flavia, Orth, Robert J., Silliman, Brian R.

“…Seagrasses are a valuable environmental resource. They provide a multitude of ecosystem services including nursery habitat, improved water quality, coastal…”
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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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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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The Central Role of Dispersal in the Maintenance and Persistence of Seagrass Populations by Kendrick, Gary A, Waycott, Michelle, Carruthers, Tim J. B, Cambridge, Marion L, Hovey, Renae, Krauss, Siegfried L, Lavery, Paul S, Les, Donald H, Lowe, Ryan J, Vidal, Oriol Mascaró I, Ooi, Jillian L. S, Orth, Robert J, Rivers, David O, Ruiz-Montoya, Leonardo, Sinclair, Elizabeth A, Statton, John, van Dijk, Jent Kornelis, Verduin, Jennifer J

“…Global seagrass losses parallel significant declines observed in corals and mangroves over the past 50 years. These combined declines have resulted in…”
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Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene by Abelson, Avigdor, Reed, Daniel C., Edgar, Graham J., Smith, Carter S., Kendrick, Gary A., Orth, Robert J., Airoldi, Laura, Silliman, Brian, Beck, Michael W., Krause, Gesche, Shashar, Nadav, Stambler, Noga, Nelson, Peter

“…Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools…”
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Herbivory regulates the establishment of a native species of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in a tidal estuary of the USA by Johnson, A. J., Orth, R. J., Moore, K. A.

“…Herbivores are a diverse group of fauna that shape the distribution and composition of plant communities. In some cases, herbivory may prevent the…”
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Faunal Communities Are Invariant to Fragmentation in Experimental Seagrass Landscapes by Lefcheck, Jonathan S, Marion, Scott R, Lombana, Alfonso V, Orth, Robert J

“…Human-driven habitat fragmentation is cited as one of the most pressing threats facing many coastal ecosystems today. Many experiments have explored the…”
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Trophic Transfers from Seagrass Meadows Subsidize Diverse Marine and Terrestrial Consumers by Heck, Kenneth L. Jr, Carruthers, Tim J. B, Duarte, Carlos M, Hughes, A. Randall, Kendrick, Gary, Orth, Robert J, Williams, Susan W

“…In many coastal locations, seagrass meadows are part of a greater seascape that includes both marine and terrestrial elements, each linked to the other via the…”
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The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates by Beck, Michael W., Heck, Kenneth L., Able, Kenneth W., Childers, Daniel L., Eggleston, David B., Gillanders, Bronwyn M., Halpern, Benjamin, Hays, Cynthia G., Hoshino, Kaho, Minello, Thomas J., Orth, Robert J., Sheridan, Peter F., Weinstein, Michael P.

“…Nearshore estuarine and marine ecosystems-e.g., seagrass meadows, marshes, and mangrove forests-serve many important functions in coastal waters. A better…”
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A Systematic Review of How Multiple Stressors From an Extreme Event Drove Ecosystem-Wide Loss of Resilience in an Iconic Seagrass Community by Kendrick, Gary A., Nowicki, Robert J., Olsen, Ylva S., Strydom, Simone, Fraser, Matthew W., Sinclair, Elizabeth A., Statton, John, Hovey, Renae K., Thomson, Jordan A., Burkholder, Derek A., McMahon, Kathryn M., Kilminster, Kieryn, Hetzel, Yasha, Fourqurean, James W., Heithaus, Michael R., Orth, Robert J.

“…A central question in contemporary ecology is how climate change will alter ecosystem structure and function across scales of space and time. Climate change…”
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Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Experience Better End‐of‐Life Care and Outcomes in Nursing Homes with Alzheimer's Special Care Units by Orth, J., Li, Y., Simning, A., Zimmerman, S., Temkin‐Greener, H.

“…Research ObjectiveNursing homes (NHs) are critical end‐of‐life (EOL) care settings for 70% of Americans dying with Alzheimer’s disease/related dementia (ADRD)…”
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Seagrass Recovery Following Marine Heat Wave Influences Sediment Carbon Stocks by Aoki, Lillian R., McGlathery, Karen J., Wiberg, Patricia L., Oreska, Matthew P. J., Berger, Amelie C., Berg, Peter, Orth, Robert J.

“…Worldwide, seagrass meadows accumulate significant stocks of organic carbon (C), known as “blue” carbon, which can remain buried for decades to centuries…”
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Eelgrass restoration by seed maintains genetic diversity: case study from a coastal bay system by Reynolds, Laura K., Waycott, Michelle, McGlathery, Karen J., Orth, Robert J., Zieman, Joseph C.

“…Genetic diversity is positively associated with plant fitness, stability, and the provision of ecosystem services. Preserving genetic diversity is therefore…”
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