The following documents highlight the importance of seagrass, its life history, and its value to human communities, particularly in terms of shoreline protection and carbon sequestration. 

Literature on Seagrass as a Carbon Offset:

NEW from the United Nations!  Blue Carbon: the Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon

NEW from the United Nations!  Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks

Literature on the Life History of Seagrass and Threats to its Survival:

Global Seagrass Distribution and Diversity: A Bioregional Model

The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance

A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

Accelerating Loss of Seagrasses Across the Globe Threatens Coastal Ecosystems

Economic Values of Coral Reefs, Mangroves and Seagrasses

Literature on the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows

Patterns of Propeller Scarring of Seagrass in Florida Bay

Survival and Expansion of Mechanically Transplanted Seagrass Sods

Developing Techniques to Enhance the Recovery Rates of Propeller Scars in Turtlegrass Meadows