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What is a healthy seagrass meadow? Indicators of condition

Shoot density, depth limit, leaf epiphytes: the measurements that tell a thriving meadow from a declining one.

Introductory 6 min read

Why map seagrass meadows before restoring them?

Restoration starts with knowing what is there. A short introduction to habitat mapping and what a good map tells you.

Introductory 6 min read

Showcase: how a knowledge page is built

A sample page that uses every block a researcher can add: text, image, gallery, video, highlights, quote, map, sources and downloads.

Introductory 5 min read

Choosing where to restore: a prioritisation workflow

Combining habitat maps, pressures, costs and feasibility to rank candidate restoration sites.

Advanced 8 min read

Ground-truthing: how divers and cameras validate a habitat map

A map is only as good as the observations behind it. Why every class needs eyes on the seabed.

Introductory 5 min read

Showcase: citing scientific papers

Four real papers on seagrass, catalogued from their DOI: how they appear in a page, in the sources box and on their own catalogue page.

Intermediate 5 min read

How do we know a restoration worked?

Survival, growth and recovery of ecosystem functions: what to monitor, for how long, and against which reference.

Intermediate 7 min read

Cost-benefit analysis for a restoration project

Comparing what a project costs with what it returns over time, and the choices hidden in a discount rate.

Advanced 8 min read

Working with fishers and local economies

Restoration changes how a coast is used. Involving fishers and local businesses early makes projects last.

Introductory 5 min read

Valuing the ecosystem services of marine habitats

Coastal protection, fish nurseries, carbon storage: how the benefits of healthy habitats are described and valued.

Intermediate 7 min read

What does marine restoration cost?

Costs per hectare vary by orders of magnitude between techniques. The main cost drivers, and how to estimate them early.

Introductory 4 min read

Mapping marine habitats of the European seas — a complete test case

End-to-end test Resource: thumbnail + full picture, rich body, tags on every taxonomy, three downloadable files (PDF/CSV/MD), two external links and multiple contacts. Safe to delete.

North Sea benthic habitat mapping database

A structured database of North Sea benthic habitats from multispectral and satellite mapping. Keyword tag: BATHYMETRY.

Indicators of seagrass meadow condition: a review (sample)

Which measurements tell a healthy meadow from a declining one, and how comparable they are across seas.

Marine restoration handbook (MERCES, sample)

Practical guidance on restoring seagrass, macroalgal forests and coralligenous habitats, with costs and lessons learnt.