Australian seagrass habitats: condition and threats, James Udy, ACEAS Grand 2014

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Singing from the same songsheet: Seagrass case study James Udy et al.

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Singing from the same songsheet:Seagrass case study

James Udy et al.

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Simple Story

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Simple StoryFramework

Bio-regionsProcessesThreatsRecovery

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Seagrass present

Seagrass absent

Loss trajectory

Recovery trajectory

Stressor increasing

Changed hydrology

Increased sedimentation Wasting

disease

Sediment resuspension

Change current speed

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