Nguyen Hung Manh, Winters Gidon
French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Dryland, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 8499000, Israel; The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Masada National Park, Mount Masada, 8698000, Israel; The Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Masada National Park, Mount Masada, 8698000, Israel; Eilat Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Hatmarim Blv, Eilat, 8855630, Israel.
Mar Environ Res. 2025 Aug;209:107198. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107198. Epub 2025 Apr 29.
Duarte's 1999 review, "Seagrass ecology at the turn of the millennium" established a benchmark for seagrass research. Twenty-five years later, an analysis of 11,245 publications (published between 2000-2023) reveals substantial growth but persistent biases. While the volume of annual publications on seagrasses has increased over this period almost 4 folds, seagrass research remains significantly less extensive than studies on mangroves and coral reefs. Authors from only two countries (Australia and the USA) were still responsible for a huge proportion (35 %) of the world's seagrass publications. The seagrass community has remained disproportionately focused on only 4 key species which together account for 59 % of all seagrass publications. While scientific attention continues and even becomes stronger in the last 12 years for Zostera marina and Cymadocoae nodosa, there are some signs of change with recent growing attention to the tropical species Thalassia hemprichii and Halophila stipulacea. While previously dominated by basic descriptive ecology, seagrass research topics have become more quantitative and focused on responses to stressors, genetics and genomics, ecosystem services, and restoration and resilience building. These findings demonstrate that the seagrass research community needs to shift towards a more holistic and inclusive approach. We must prioritize under-represented species and geographical regions, adopt integrated methodologies and foster strong interdisciplinary collaborations to secure the long-term health and sustainability of these vital coastal ecosystems. Only through such concerted efforts can we effectively address the multifaceted challenges facing seagrasses globally.
杜阿尔特1999年的综述《千年之交的海草生态学》为海草研究树立了一个标杆。25年后，对11245篇出版物（2000年至2023年期间发表）的分析显示，虽然有显著增长，但仍存在持续的偏差。在此期间，关于海草的年度出版物数量增加了近4倍，但海草研究的广度仍明显低于对红树林和珊瑚礁的研究。仅来自两个国家（澳大利亚和美国）的作者仍占全球海草出版物的很大比例（35%）。海草群落仍然不成比例地只关注4种关键物种，这4种物种共同占所有海草出版物的59%。虽然在过去12年里，对大叶藻和瘤囊藻的科学关注持续甚至增强，但随着最近对热带物种亨氏泰来草和针晶海菖蒲的关注度不断提高，出现了一些变化迹象。虽然海草研究主题以前主要是基本的描述性生态学，但现在变得更加量化，并且侧重于对应激源的反应、遗传学和基因组学、生态系统服务以及恢复和恢复力建设。这些发现表明，海草研究界需要转向一种更全面、更具包容性的方法。我们必须优先考虑代表性不足的物种和地理区域，采用综合方法，并促进强有力的跨学科合作，以确保这些重要沿海生态系统的长期健康和可持续性。只有通过这种共同努力，我们才能有效应对全球海草面临的多方面挑战。
