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Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows by de los Santos, Carmen B., Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Alcoverro, Teresa, Marbà, Núria, Duarte, Carlos M., van Katwijk, Marieke M., Pérez, Marta, Romero, Javier, Sánchez-Lizaso, José L., Roca, Guillem, Jankowska, Emilia, Pérez-Lloréns, José Lucas, Fournier, Jérôme, Montefalcone, Monica, Pergent, Gérard, Ruiz, Juan M., Cabaço, Susana, Cook, Kevan, Wilkes, Robert J., Moy, Frithjof E., Trayter, Gregori Muñoz-Ramos, Arañó, Xavier Seglar, de Jong, Dick J., Fernández-Torquemada, Yolanda, Auby, Isabelle, Vergara, Juan J., Santos, Rui

“…Seagrass meadows, key ecosystems supporting fisheries, carbon sequestration and coastal protection, are globally threatened. In Europe, loss and recovery of…”
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Hypocholesterolaemic pharmaceutical simvastatin disrupts reproduction and population growth of the amphipod Gammarus locusta at the ng/L range by Neuparth, Teresa, Martins, Carla, Santos, Carmen B. de los, Costa, Maria H., Martins, Irene, Costa, Pedro M., Santos, Miguel M.

“…•Uncertainties exist about sublethal effects of simvastatin in aquatic organisms.•Work integrates G. locusta multi-level response after chronic simvastatin…”
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Superficial sedimentary stocks and sources of carbon and nitrogen in coastal vegetated assemblages along a flow gradient by Santos, Rui, Duque-Núñez, Natalia, de los Santos, Carmen B., Martins, Márcio, Carrasco, A. Rita, Veiga-Pires, Cristina

“…Coastal vegetated ecosystems are major organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN) sinks, but the mechanisms that regulate their spatial variability need to be…”
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A research blueprint: Plant trait responses to stress and effects on blue carbon storage potential by Gillis, Lucy Gwen, Viana, Inés G., Santos, Carmen B.

“…Wetland plants form blue carbon ecosystems, which are key for climate change mitigation yet threatened by multiple local and global stresses. The capacity of…”
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Variation in flexural, morphological, and biochemical leaf properties of eelgrass (Zostera marina) along the European Atlantic climate regions by Paul, Maike, de los Santos, Carmen B.

“…Seagrasses need to withstand hydrodynamic forces; therefore, mechanical properties such as flexibility or breaking resistance are beneficial for survival. The…”
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Ontogenic variation and effect of collection procedure on leaf biomechanical properties of Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile by de los Santos, Carmen B., Vicencio-Rammsy, Bárbara, Lepoint, Gilles, Remy, François, Bouma, Tjeerd J., Gobert, Sylvie

“…Leaf mechanical traits are important to understand how aquatic plants fracture and deform when subjected to abiotic (currents or waves) or biotic (herbivory…”
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Waves and high nutrient loads jointly decrease survival and separately affect morphological and biomechanical properties in the seagrass Zostera noltii by La Nafie, Yayu A., de los Santos, Carmen B., Brun, Fernando G., van Katwijk, Marieke M., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…In an 8-week aquarium experiment, we investigated the interactive effects of waves (present vs. absent) and water-column nutrient level (high vs. low) on the…”
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Species-specific plastic accumulation in the sediment and canopy of coastal vegetated habitats by Cozzolino, Lorenzo, Nicastro, Katy R., Zardi, Gerardo I., de los Santos, Carmen B.

“…Plastic waste has become ubiquitous in ecosystems worldwide. Few, recent studies report evidence of coastal vegetated habitats acting as sink for plastics, yet…”
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Microplastic retention by marine vegetated canopies: Simulations with seagrass meadows in a hydraulic flume by de los Santos, Carmen B., Krång, Anna-Sara, Infantes, Eduardo

“…Marine canopies formed by seagrass and other coastal vegetated ecosystems could act as sinks of microplastics for being efficient particle traps. Here we…”
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New aspect in seagrass acclimation: leaf mechanical properties vary spatially and seasonally in the temperate species Cymodocea nodosa Ucria (Ascherson) by de los Santos, Carmen B., Brun, Fernando G., Vergara, Juan J., Pérez-Lloréns, José Lucas

“…Seagrasses may acclimate to environmental heterogeneity through phenotypic plasticity. In contrast to leaf morphology, which has been a central point in…”
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Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks and Burial Rates in Intertidal Vegetated Habitats of a Mesotidal Coastal Lagoon by Martins, Márcio, de los Santos, Carmen B., Masqué, Pere, Carrasco, A. Rita, Veiga-Pires, Cristina, Santos, Rui

“…Coastal vegetated ecosystems such as saltmarshes and seagrasses are important sinks of organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN), with large global and local…”
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Biomechanical response of two fast-growing tropical seagrass species subjected to in situ shading and sediment fertilization by La Nafie, Yayu A., de los Santos, Carmen B., Brun, Fernando G., Mashoreng, Supriadi, van Katwijk, Marieke M., Bouma, Tjeerd J.

“…Although seagrasses experience strong hydrodynamic forces, little is known about their biomechanical response in spite of the potential importance for their…”
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Sedimentary Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration Across a Vertical Gradient on a Temperate Wetland Seascape Including Salt Marshes, Seagrass Meadows and Rhizophytic Macroalgae Beds by de los Santos, Carmen B., Egea, Luis G., Martins, Márcio, Santos, Rui, Masqué, Pere, Peralta, Gloria, Brun, Fernando G., Jiménez-Ramos, Rocío

“…Coastal wetlands are key in regulating coastal carbon and nitrogen dynamics and contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and anthropogenic…”
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Correction: Sedimentary Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration Across a Vertical Gradient on a Temperate Wetland Seascape Including Salt Marshes, Seagrass Meadows and Rhizophytic Macroalgae Beds by de los Santos, Carmen B., Egea, Luis G., Martins, Márcio, Santos, Rui, Masqué, Pere, Peralta, Gloria, Brun, Fernando G., Jiménez-Ramos, Rocío

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Interaction of short-term copper pollution and ocean acidification in seagrass ecosystems: Toxicity, bioconcentration and dietary transfer by de los Santos, Carmen B., Arenas, Francisco, Neuparth, Teresa, Santos, Miguel M.

“…We aimed to show how the predicted pH decrease in the ocean would alter the toxicity, bioconcentration and dietary transfer of trace metal copper on seagrass…”
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Anthropogenic microparticles accumulation in small-bodied seagrass meadows: The case of tropical estuarine species in Brazil by Souza, Ana M.C, Ferreira, Guilherme V.B., de los Santos, Carmen B., Frédou, Flávia L., Magalhães, Karine M.

“…Seagrass meadows have recently been highlighted as potential hotspots for microplastic and anthropogenic microparticles (APs). This study assessed AP…”
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Loss of surficial sedimentary carbon stocks in seagrass meadows subjected to intensive clam harvesting by Román, Marta, de los Santos, Carmen B., Román, Salvador, Santos, Rui, Troncoso, Jesús S., Vázquez, Elsa, Olabarria, Celia

“…Seagrass carbon stocks are vulnerable to physical disturbance. We assessed the effect of clam harvesting on the organic carbon (Corg) stocks in surface…”
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Sedimentary organic carbon and nitrogen stocks of intertidal seagrass meadows in a dynamic and impacted wetland: Effects of coastal infrastructure constructions and meadow establishment time by Casal-Porras, Isabel, de los Santos, Carmen B., Martins, Márcio, Santos, Rui, Pérez-Lloréns, J. Lucas, Brun, Fernando G.

“…Seagrass meadows, through their large capacity to sequester and store organic carbon in their sediments, contribute to mitigate climatic change. However, these…”
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Statins: An undesirable class of aquatic contaminants? by Santos, Miguel M., Ruivo, Raquel, Lopes-Marques, Mónica, Torres, Tiago, de los Santos, Carmen B., Castro, L. Filipe C., Neuparth, Teresa

“…•Hypocholesterolaemic drugs are among the most prescribed human pharmaceuticals.•Statins disrupts the cholesterol synthesis by inhibiting the enzyme HMGR.•We…”
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Snapshot of Macroalgae and Fish Assemblages in Temperate Reefs in the Southern European Atlantic Ecoregion by Franco, João N., Arenas, Francisco, Sousa-Pinto, Isabel, de los Santos, Carmen B.

“…Most of the biodiversity studies in the South European Atlantic Shelf ecoregion are limited to shallow subtidal or intertidal habitats, while deeper reef…”
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