Circumventing demographic processes that limit seagrass restoration

绕过限制海草恢复的人口统计过程。该项目旨在探索以种子为基础的海草恢复的人口统计方法。恢复海草生态系统的结构和功能需要可持续的战略。虽然基于种子的恢复在陆地生态系统中已经成功地应用了几十年，但海草恢复失败的情况很常见，因为基于种子的恢复科学严重不发达，而且对海草从分散的种子、幼苗、招募幼虫到生殖成虫的过渡知之甚少。最近在陆地植被恢复方面的人口统计方法确定了最限于招募和成功建立的过渡。预期的结果是成功地以种子为基础恢复海草。

Circumventing demographic processes that limit seagrass restoration. This project aims to explore a demographic approach for seed-based restoration of seagrasses. Sustainable strategies are needed to restore the structure and function of seagrass ecosystems. Although seed-based restoration has been successfully used for decades in terrestrial ecosystems, failures in seagrass restoration are common because the science of seed-based restoration is grossly underdeveloped, and transitions from dispersed seed, seedling, recruiting juvenile to reproductive adult in seagrasses are poorly understood. Recent demographic approaches in terrestrial vegetation restoration identify transitions most limiting to recruitment and successful establishment. Anticipated outcomes are successful seed-based restoration of seagrasses.