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Tim J. B. Carruthers
Researcher at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Publications - 58
Citations - 9683
Tim J. B. Carruthers is an academic researcher from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Seagrass & Habitat. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 56 publications receiving 8339 citations. Previous affiliations of Tim J. B. Carruthers include University of Maryland, College Park & University of Western Australia.
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Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems
Michelle Waycott,Carlos M. Duarte,Tim J. B. Carruthers,Robert J. Orth,William C. Dennison,Suzanne V. Olyarnik,Ainsley Calladine,James W. Fourqurean,Kenneth L. Heck,A. Randall Hughes,Gary A. Kendrick,W. Judson Kenworthy,Frederick T. Short,Susan L. Williams +13 more
TL;DR: This comprehensive global assessment of 215 studies found that seagrasses have been disappearing at a rate of 110 km2 yr−1 since 1980 and that 29% of the known areal extent has disappeared since seagRass areas were initially recorded in 1879.
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A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems
Robert J. Orth,Tim J. B. Carruthers,William C. Dennison,Carlos M. Duarte,James W. Fourqurean,Kenneth L. Heck,A. Randall Hughes,Gary A. Kendrick,W. Judson Kenworthy,Suzanne V. Olyarnik,Frederick T. Short,Michelle Waycott,Susan L. Williams +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a targeted global conservation effort that includes a reduction of watershed nutrient and sediment inputs to seagrass habitats and a targeted educational program informing regulators and the public of the value of meadows.
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Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model
TL;DR: Seagrass bioregions at the scale of ocean basins are identified based on species distributions which are supported by genetic patterns of diversity, and provide a useful framework for interpreting ecological, physiological and genetic results collected in specific locations or from particular species.
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Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species
Frederick T. Short,Beth Polidoro,Suzanne R. Livingstone,Kent E. Carpenter,Salomão Bandeira,Japar Sidik Bujang,Hilconida P. Calumpong,Tim J. B. Carruthers,Rob Coles,William C. Dennison,Paul L. A. Erftemeijer,Miguel D. Fortes,Aaren S. Freeman,T.G. Jagtap,Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal,Gary A. Kendrick,W. Judson Kenworthy,Yayu A. La Nafie,Ichwan M. Nasution,Robert J. Orth,Anchana Prathep,Jonnell C. Sanciangco,Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek,Sheila G. Vergara,Michelle Waycott,Joseph C. Zieman +25 more
TL;DR: For the first time, the probability of extinction is determined for the world’s seagrass species under the Categories and Criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
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The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance
TL;DR: The lack of public awareness of losses of less charismatic ecosystems results in the continuation of detrimental practices and therefore contributes to continued declines of coastal ecosystems as discussed by the authors, which is the main cause of coastal ecosystem degradation.