2022-08-08

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

The value of seagrass to the planet’s future is far greater than appreciated

Researchers at the forefront of efforts to restore the UK’s coastal seagrass meadows say the remarkable plant’s contribution to the most important to-do list in the history of humankind should be reassessed. One of the researchers is PhD candidate Benjamin Jones at Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) that recently was co-author on a scientific paper adressing the issue.

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2022-08-08

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Legacy of ice ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threats

Past migration and Pleistocene ice ages still impact size and structure of modern eelgrass communities, according to a new study published in PNAS. This could have implications for how well eelgrasses adapt to threats like climate change.

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2022-06-16

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Seagrass meadows are reliable fishing grounds for food

A new study shows that seagrass fisheries provide a reliable safety-net for poor fishermen, since they perceive those habitats to maintain large fish catches over time. Surprisingly, even more so than coral reef fisheries, which people normally associate with small-scale fishery.

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2022-05-03

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Hanna Johannesson, new Professor Bergianus!

On 1 May, Hanna Johannesson took over as the new Professor Bergianus, a Swedish professorship that came about in 1791.

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