Establishing genetic guidelines for the effective ecological restoration of seagrass meadows

澳大利亚的工业和沿海发展对国家经济增长和繁荣具有重要意义，但它们威胁着海草等底栖生物的栖息地。如果不采取缓解措施，海草草甸的丧失将导致破坏性风暴和海浪对沿海造成更大的影响，并降低全球海洋环境的健康和生产力。因此，海草草甸的生态恢复是一项涉及工业、政府和社区的紧迫的国家优先行动。通过对海草种群遗传变异和关键种群过程的详细评估，本项目将为更有效的海草恢复产业建立遗传指南。

Industry and coastal development in Australia are of national importance for economic growth and prosperity, but they threaten benthic habitats, like seagrasses. Loss of seagrass meadows without mitigation results in greater coastal impacts from damaging storms and waves and a reduction in the health and productivity of marine environments globally. Thus the ecological restoration of seagrass meadows is an urgent national priority action that involves industry, government and the community. Through the detailed assessment of population genetic variation and key population processes in seagrasses, this project will establish genetic guidelines for a more effective seagrass restoration industry.