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Restoration of seagrass habitat leads to rapid recovery of coastal ecosystem services
Key Takeaway: Since 1999, 3612 ha of seagrass have recovered in Atlantic Coastal Lagoons. This study can serve as a blueprint for restoring and maintaining healthy ecosystems.
The greenhouse gas offset potential from seagrass restoration
Key Takeaway: The financial benefit of the VCR restoration is $87 K at $10 MtCO2e−1. This is without including seagrass co-benefits, which provide additional incentives for restoration.
Long‐term trends and resilience of seagrass metabolism: A decadal aquatic eddy covariance study
Key Takeaways: “Seagrass die‐off events induce loss of carbon accumulated over long time scales, with the added potential to create a positive climate feedback loop.”
Dynamics of benthic metabolism, O2, and pCO2 in a temperate seagrass meadow
Key Takeaway: “Their findings did not support the notion that seagrass meadows may be ‘winners’ in future oceans with elevated CO2 concentrations and more frequent temperature extremes.”
Depth Affects Seagrass Restoration Success and Resilience to Marine Heat Wave Disturbance
Key takeaway: depth is key to seagrass recovery, and not all areas where seagrass can grow will be resilient to heatwaves.
The future of Blue Carbon science
Key Takeaways: This overview provides a comprehensive road map for the coming decades on future research in BC science
News About Our Work
NSF: Seagrasses restored to Virginia bays are flourishing
Virginia SeaGrant: Research, policy ‘paved the way’ for eelgrass carbon credits in Virginia
UVA Today: Some Good News: Seagrass Restored to Eastern Shore Bays is Flourishing
Science News: How planting 70 million eelgrass seeds led to an ecosystem’s rapid recovery
VOX News: Can you really negate your carbon emissions? Carbon offsets, explained.
Arts&Science: Uncharted Territory, Adapting Education in a Time of a Pandemic
UVA Today: Researchers probing links between the pandemic and the environment
UVA Today: Coastal Futures Conservatory merges science, arts, humanities for environment
UVA Today: Q&A: Coastal Researcher Discusses ‘Shocking’ Flooding During King Tide
UVA Today: NSF renews three-decade coastal research program with $6.7 million grant
UVA Today: Q&A: New coastal research center director comes home to her ‘dream career’
The Daily Times: Why seagrass beds are vital to health of coastal waters
CESN: Not Too Shallow, Not Too Deep: Helping Seagrass to Shine
