Eelgrass Health Survey and Results [PDF]
, 2020 Researchers at the University of New Hampshire designed, tested, and conducted an eelgrass health survey. The primary goal of the survey was to collect health ratings from respondents who had viewed pre-selected images of eelgrass representing a wide ...
Nicholas B. Miller +3 more
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Patch dynamics of eelgrass Zostera marina [PDF]
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1994 We evaluated single and interactive effects of density reduction of Zostera marina L., a habitat-forming species, shading, and sediment nutrient enrichment on the response of eelgrass relative leaf elongation (RLE) and of microalgal epiphyte load on ...
Olesen, B., Sand-Jensen, Kaj
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Spatial and economic quantification of provisioning service by eelgrass beds in Lake Notoro, Hokkaido, Japan [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEelgrass beds provide a habitat for many high-value fishery resources, and provisioning services, one of the ecosystem services, need to be quantified. However, few examples have been evaluated spatially.
Keizo Ito +7 more
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NO enhances the adaptability to high-salt environments by regulating osmotic balance, antioxidant defense, and ion homeostasis in eelgrass based on transcriptome and metabolome analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionEelgrass is a typical marine angiosperm that exhibits strong adaptability to high-salt environments. Previous studies have shown that various growth and physiological indicators were significantly affected after the nitrate reductase (NR ...
Xianyan Wang +4 more
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Predicting the response of a long‐distance migrant to changing environmental conditions in winter [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAccess to high‐quality food is critical for long‐distance migrants to provide energy for migration and arrival at breeding grounds in good condition. We studied effects of changing abundance and availability of a marine food, common eelgrass (Zostera ...
R. A. Stillman +6 more
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Geese in Humboldt Help Eelgrass [PDF]
, 2007 On their annual northward migration, tens of thousands of brant geese descend on Humboldt Bay to feed on the long green ends of eelgrass. It might seem grazing could hurt eelgrass, which provides important vegetation and habitat for many marine species. However, this is not the case.
Shaughnessy, Frank J.
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Eelgrass disease dynamics: An experimental analysis of the eelgrass - Labyrinthula zosterae interaction [PDF]
, 2017 Infectious diseases in the marine realm may have severe ecologic and socio-economic implications. This thesis addresses disease in the foundation species Zostera marina, commonly known as eelgrass.
Brakel, Janina
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Seasonal differences in predation risk among seagrass epifauna species stabilize community-level predation over time. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Predation risk varies through space and time due to changing refuge quality, predator communities, and prey traits. Despite this, ecological research is often focused on measuring average predation risk at the community level. While this can give important information about overall trophic transfer and ecological efficiency, it ignores ...
Murphy CE, Stachowicz JJ.
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Restoration of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Estonian coastal waters, Baltic Sea [PDF]
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2023 Seagrass meadows are facing structural degradation worldwide, losing both area and biodiversity. Habitat restoration could reverse this degradation, but so far, the success rate of seagrass restoration has been low.
Liina Pajusalu +6 more
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Diversity, 2021 Restoration projects provide a valuable opportunity to experimentally establish foundational habitats in different combinations to test relative effects on community assembly.
Cassie M. Pinnell +3 more
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