Discussion
After some research, from 1869 to 2016, one third of European #seagrass area was lost due to disease, deteriorated water quality, and coastal development
The highest decline was the 1970s and 1980s
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11340-4
Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows
Since then, loss rates slowed down for most species and fast-growing species recovered in some locations
This resulted in a net rate of change in #seagrass area, experiencing a reversal in the 2000s, in Europe
The most important reasons for this reversal in seagrass abundance are, #management measures, including habitat #restoration, seagrass transplant, #eutrophication reduction, among several others
Hence, it can be done!
So, rebuilding marine life is possible
#Recovery rates across studies suggest that substantial recovery of the #abundance, structure and #function of marine life could be achieved by 2050, if major pressures, including #climatechange, are mitigated
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2146-7
@ges4seas_mooc and there's an open access version here https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/159093/1/Rebuilding_marine_life_final_accepted_ms.pdf
