Deep meadows: Deep-water seagrass habitats revealed

Belinda C Martin^{1

2}, Ana Giraldo-Ospina^{1

3}, Sahira Bell⁴, Marion Cambridge¹, Matthew W Fraser^{1

5}, Brooke Gibbons¹, Euan S Harvey⁶, Gary A Kendrick¹, Tim Langlois¹, Claude Spencer¹, Renae K Hovey¹

Affiliations

¹ The UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
² Ooid Scientific, North Lake, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, WA Government, Kensington, Western Australia, Australia.
⁵ Flourishing Oceans, Minderoo Foundation, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁶ School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia.

Belinda C Martin et al. Ecology. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;104(10):e4150.

doi: 10.1002/ecy.4150. Epub 2023 Aug 13.

¹ The UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
² Ooid Scientific, North Lake, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, WA Government, Kensington, Western Australia, Australia.
⁵ Flourishing Oceans, Minderoo Foundation, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁶ School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: AUV; BRUV; benthic communities; ecosystem condition; habitat mapping; marine conservation; plant adaptation.

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