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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2025-321</article-id>
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<article-title>Modeling wave-vegetation interactions: the impact of seagrass flexibility and seasonal variability</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Shirinov</surname>
<given-names>Seimur</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-2191</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Federico</surname>
<given-names>Ivan</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Bonamano</surname>
<given-names>Simone</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-1387</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Causio</surname>
<given-names>Salvatore</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0070-9514</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Biocca</surname>
<given-names>Nicolás</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Piermattei</surname>
<given-names>Viviana</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Piazzolla</surname>
<given-names>Daniele</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alessandri</surname>
<given-names>Jacopo</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3301-0929</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mentaschi</surname>
<given-names>Lorenzo</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Coppini</surname>
<given-names>Giovanni</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-3983</ext-link>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Marcelli</surname>
<given-names>Marco</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Pinardi</surname>
<given-names>Nadia</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4765-0775</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Italy</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology, DEB, Tuscia University, Molo Vespucci, Port of Civitavecchia, 00053, Civitavecchia, RM, Italy</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, viale Berti Pichat 6/2, Bologna (BO), Italy</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>03</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>2025</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>29</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Seimur Shirinov et al.</copyright-statement>
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<p>This study delves into the intricate dynamics between wave activity and marine vegetation, focusing on &lt;em&gt;Posidonia oceanica&lt;/em&gt; meadows in the Mediterranean Sea along the Civitavecchia coastal zone (north-eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Traditional modeling approaches often oversimplify wave-vegetation interactions and overlook the necessity for robust in-situ observational systems, which can lead to inadequate representations of the dynamic environments where seagrasses thrive. The Digital Twin modelling framework presents a compelling solution, offering comprehensive insights that enhance decision-making for coastal management. We advance wave-vegetation modeling by integrating a refined seagrass representation that encompasses flexibility, seasonal growth dynamics, and phenotypic traits, all informed by site-specific measurements. Applying this model to the Civitavecchia coast demonstrated that integrating observed seasonal variability into the numerical model was crucial for obtaining realistic results. This revealed a mean monthly wave damping capacity variation of up to 10 %, intricately driven by seasonal growth dynamics. Spatial assessments unveiled wave height reductions ranging from 10 % to 40 %, with an average attenuation of 18 % across Sites of Community Importance and 24 % for seagrass traits over rocky substrate. These findings offer valuable insights into the role of seagrasses as nature-based solution, facilitating more effective coastal management strategies and guiding restoration efforts in vulnerable marine ecosystems.</p>
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