Seagrass Meadow Recovery After Restoration: Field Study of Genetic Diversity and Persistence

Authors

  • Bergljot Ketilsdottir Department of Marine Biology, Vestmannaeyjar Institute of Biological Sciences, Heimaey, Iceland Author
  • Griselda Hollybourne Centre for Conservation Science, Cleveland Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Author
  • Milda Ivanauskiene Centre for Conservation Science, Kursiu Institute of Biological Sciences, Neringa, Lithuania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22668537

Keywords:

Seagrass Meadow Recovery After Restoration; Biological sciences; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in seagrass meadow recovery after restoration right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for seagrass meadow recovery after restoration, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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2025-09-16