Integrating seagrass recruitment and growth at the shoot scale with temporal and spatial dynamics of seagrass meadows in marine landscapes.

在澳大利亚，与人类活动相关的海草损失是影响海洋环境的最严重问题之一。尽管如此，人们对促进海草草甸维护的过程知之甚少。该项目通过测量3种海草的幼苗更新、克隆生长和斑块动态，并模拟草甸扩展的紧急模式来解决草甸的维持问题。其成果将是将浅潮下景观中的苗级和草甸级动态结合起来，从而更清楚地了解和管理由自然和人为影响造成的海草草甸的大规模变化。

In Australia, seagrass loss associated with human activity is one of the most serious issues affecting the marine environment. Despite this, processes contributing to maintenance of seagrass meadows are poorly understood. This project addresses meadow maintenance through measuring seedling recruitment, clonal growth and patch dynamics for 3 species of seagrasses, and modeling emergent patterns of meadow expansion. The outcomes will be integration of shoot-scale and meadow-scale dynamics in shallow subtidal landscapes, resulting in a clearer understanding of and ability to manage large-scale changes in seagrass meadows caused by natural and anthropogenic influences.