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Background:

Seagrass meadows are declining globally at an alarming rate.
Water quality and local stressors threaten seagrass viability.
Understanding seagrass interactions with environmental change is critical.

Discussion:

Investigating the impact of poor water quality on seagrass resilience.
Analyzing the effects of environmental change on food web trophic interactions.
Examining long-term drivers of seagrass change and anthropogenic influences.

Key Insights:

Seagrass meadows are crucial providers of ecosystem services.
Environmental change significantly impacts seagrass ecosystem resilience.
Socio-economic consequences of seagrass loss are substantial.

Outlook:

Future conservation requires understanding seagrass responses to environmental change.
Developing resilient seagrass management strategies is essential.
Integrating human dimensions into social-ecological systems for seagrass conservation.