Introduction of a functionally novel consumer to a low diversity system: Effects of the mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii on meiobenthos

Lokko, Külli; Kotta, Jonne; Orav‐Kotta, Helen; Nurkse, Kristiina; Pärnoja, Merli

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2015.11.017

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“…However, dramatic increases in the population of grazers or burrowers may threaten Corg sequestration and storage in seagrass meadows. Overgrazing and increased burrower density has been described in situations where top-down control is absent, as occurs with the introduction of invasive grazer and burrower species or the demise of predator populations due, for example, to overfishing (Eklöf et al, 2008;Atwood et al, 2015;Lokko et al, 2015). Over-grazing may lead to a significant removal of the Corg stored as biomass (both above and below-ground) and thus to a lower accumulation of autochthonous Corg (Atwood et al, 2015).…”

Section: Biotic Interactions and The Role Of Trophic Websmentioning

confidence: 99%

Habitat characteristics provide insights of carbon storage in seagrass meadows

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Samper‐Villarreal

Serrano

et al. 2018

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Seagrass meadows provide multiple ecosystem services, yet they are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth. Because of their role as carbon sinks, protection and restoration of seagrass meadows contribute to climate change mitigation. Blue Carbon strategies aim to enhance CO sequestration and avoid greenhouse gasses emissions through the management of coastal vegetated ecosystems, including seagrass meadows. The implementation of Blue Carbon strategies requires a good understanding of the habitat characteristics that influence C sequestration. Here, we review the existing knowledge on Blue Carbon research in seagrass meadows to identify the key habitat characteristics that influence C sequestration in seagrass meadows, those factors that threaten this function and those with unclear effects. We demonstrate that not all seagrass habitats have the same potential, identify research priorities and describe the implications of the results found for the implementation and development of efficient Blue Carbon strategies based on seagrass meadows.

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Section: Biotic Interactions and The Role Of Trophic Websmentioning

confidence: 99%

Habitat characteristics provide insights of carbon storage in seagrass meadows

Mazarrasa

Samper‐Villarreal

Serrano

et al. 2018

Marine Pollution Bulletin

153

115

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“…The Harris mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii has recently expanded into much of the Baltic Sea. In laboratory experiments Lokko et al (2018) found that this species modifies taxonomic composition and species abundances of meiobenthic communities on unvegetated soft-bottom sediments.…”

Section: Scientific Objectives Of Vectorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

VECTORS of change in the marine environment: Ecosystem and economic impacts and management implications

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Crowe

Elliott

et al. 2018

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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“…And often they are those that introduce novel functions to the invaded communities, such as filter feeding (D. polymorpha), bioirrigation (Marenzelleria spp.) or predation (R. harrisii) (Lauringson et al, 2007;Bonaglia et al, 2013;Lokko et al, 2018).…”

Section: J O U R N a L P R E -P R O O Fmentioning

confidence: 99%