Misconception of model transferability precludes estimates of seagrass community reorganization in a changing climate

Jorge Assis^{1

2}, Ester A Serrão³, Eliza Fragkopoulou³, Térence Legrand³, Lidiane Gouvêa³, Miguel B Araújo^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. jorgemfa@gmail.com.
² Faculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture, Nord Universitet, Bodø, Norway. jorgemfa@gmail.com.
³ Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC, Madrid, Spain. maraujo@mncn.csic.es.
⁵ Rui Nabeiro Biodiversity Chair, MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal. maraujo@mncn.csic.es.

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Jorge Assis et al. Nat Plants. 2024 Jul.

. 2024 Jul;10(7):1071-1074.

doi: 10.1038/s41477-024-01735-7. Epub 2024 Jul 1.

Jorge Assis^{1

2}, Ester A Serrão³, Eliza Fragkopoulou³, Térence Legrand³, Lidiane Gouvêa³, Miguel B Araújo^{4

5}

¹ Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. jorgemfa@gmail.com.
² Faculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture, Nord Universitet, Bodø, Norway. jorgemfa@gmail.com.
³ Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC, Madrid, Spain. maraujo@mncn.csic.es.
⁵ Rui Nabeiro Biodiversity Chair, MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal. maraujo@mncn.csic.es.

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Reorganization of seagrass communities in a changing climate.
Daru BH, Rock BM. Daru BH, et al. Nat Plants. 2023 Jul;9(7):1034-1043. doi: 10.1038/s41477-023-01445-6. Epub 2023 Jun 19. Nat Plants. 2023. PMID: 37336970 Free PMC article.

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