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Ragworms (Hediste diversicolor) limit eelgrass (Zostera marina) seedling settlement: Implications for seed-based restoration by Clazina Kwakernaak; Dieuwke J.J. Hoeijmakers; Maarten P.A. Zwarts; Allert I. Bijleveld; Sander Holthuijsen; Dick J. de Jong; Laura L. Govers is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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Seagrasses are globally declining and multiple restoration efforts are undertaken to reverse these losses. However, these efforts have proven to be challenging, facing a variety of bottlenecks. We studied how predation by macroinvertebrates may form a potential bottleneck for seed-based seagrass restoration. Specifically, we questioned if the omnivorous common ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) may act as a predator on eelgrass (Zostera marina) seeds and whether that could affect seed-based eelgrass restoration trials. In a controlled lab experiment, we studied (1) how seedling establishment was affected by ragworm biomass (0, 2, 8 g DW m -2 ), (2) if the absence or presence of an additional or alternative high-protein food source (Sanikoi ® Gold Protein Plus, 52% protein) prevented potential seed predation by ragworms and (3) how ragworm size (small: 0.0029 g and 3.3× bigger: 0.0095 g DW ragworm -1 ) affected eelgrass seedling establishment. Additionally, we questioned (4) if ragworms may provide a bottleneck for annual eelgrass restoration experiments in the Dutch Wadden Sea by combining data from a large-scale benthic survey (SIBES, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Tex
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- Author
- Clazina Kwakernaak; Dieuwke J.J. Hoeijmakers; Maarten P.A. Zwarts; Allert I. Bijleveld; Sander Holthuijsen; Dick J. de Jong; Laura L. Govers
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)