10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EELGRASS»
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eelgrass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eelgrass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Survival Strategies of
Eelgrass in Reduced Light
Light reduction due to anthropogenic impacts is the most widespread cause of worldwide decline of eelgrass, an ecologically important marine angiosperm whose role in supporting overall coastal ecosystem productivity has been widely ...
Caroline A. Ochieng, 2008
2
Estuarine Water Column Filtration by Zostera Marina L. ...
In the southwest corner of each tank, a Maxi Jet Pump, with a flow rate of 0.26 L •
sec"1 was placed with its outflow facing north (Figure 1). Two-hundred eelgrass
shoots were planted per tank; all shoots were collected from the floating wrack in
...
Paul David Sokoloff, 2009
3
The Natural History of Puget Sound Country
So how does the natural monoculture of eelgrass survive against catastrophic
eradication? Indeed it doesn't in some parts of the world. On the North American
side of the Atlantic Ocean, great stretches of eelgrass meadows succumbed to a
...
Arthur R. Kruckeberg, 1995
4
Discover Nature at the Seashore: Things to Know and Things to Do
"host" are probably species of Polysiphonia, Ceramium, Cladophora, or Entero-
morpha, depending on the geographical region in which the eelgrass is growing.
The epiphytes you find in eelgrass communities of Long Island Sound could be ...
Elizabeth P. Lawlor, 1992
5
Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design
occludes sunlight at lower depths, eelgrass cannot thrive at depths lower than 10
feet at low tide (Save the Bay 2003; Rhode Island Coastal Resources
Management Council et al. 2003). In addition, eelgrass and other seagrasses
require more ...
6
Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation: Biology, ...
Pergamon, Elsevier, Amsterdam Short FT, Mathieson AC and Nelson JI (1986)
Recurrence of the eelgrass wasting disease at the border of New Hampshire and
Maine, USA. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 29: 89–92 Short FT, Muehlstein LK and Porter D
...
A. W. D. Larkum, Robert Joseph Orth, Carlos M. Duarte, 2007
7
Sediments Contamination and Sustainable Remediation
table 6.4 comparison of heavy metal concentrations in Sediments with and
without eelgrass (Seto Inland Sea, Japan) heavy metal content (mg/kg) Recently,
a 60-week phytoremediation feasibility test was performed with eelgrass for
treatment ...
Catherine N. Mulligan, Masaharu Fukue, Yoshio Sato, 2009
8
Rivers of the United States, Estuaries
Eelgrass Beds in Chesapeake Bay In the past, eelgrass beds were quite
common in the Chesapeake estuary but rare in the Delaware estuary. The size
and extent of a grass bed is determined by the depth of the water, the degree of
exposure ...
9
Connecticut Wildlife: Biodiversity, Natural History, and ...
Eelgrass spreads primarily through vegetative reproduction (sprouts from
spreading rhizomes), and its root system stabilizes sediments and helps prevent
erosion. It does sometimes colonize new areas or bolster local populations by
means of ...
Geoffrey A. Hammerson, 2004
10
Braving Troubled Waters: Sea Change in a Dutch Fishing Community
Initially, harvesting eelgrass (Zostera marina) in the summer and autumn seemed
to offer a supplement to the dwindling importance of oyster fishing in the 1840s.
Combining both meant that the Texel fishermen could augment their declining ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EELGRASS»
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eelgrass is used in the context of the following news items.
Missing link: Scientists hope to restore Brunswick eelgrass meadows
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service intern Madeline Kinsey prepares a frame of 20 eelgrass shoots for planting Tuesday off Simpson's Point in ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
When predator turns protector at BC's largest heron colony in …
They eat fish and small mammals such as voles, and forage in fresh and saltwater marshes, mudflats and eelgrass beds, along rivers and in ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
Little jellyfish packs a big wallop
“They went away in the 1930s when there was an eelgrass blight, but in the past 15 to 20 years, we've been seeing them come back, and ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
Families: Padilla Bay center hosts Beach Seine program at Bay …
See the creatures that inhabit the eelgrass meadow under the waters of Padilla Bay and learn about the estuary ecosystem during a free Beach ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
A New Jellyfish Is Back in Town
The species was common in the area until the 1930s when there was a die-off of eelgrass, the habitat the jellyfish lives in, due to a slime mold. «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to administer OlyCAP grant
A $3,500 contract with Marine Resources Consultants to conduct underwater videographic eelgrass survey of a portion of shoreline near Port ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
Could standoff over eelgrass preservation and dredging be over?
"A lot of people in the community came to hate eelgrass because when they discovered it was anywhere near their dock, it completely derailed ... «Daily Pilot, Jul 15»
Refugio oil spill pinches tri-county small businesses
Some restoration projects, like the eelgrass and bird improvements, are still in progress today, according to Natalie Cosentino–Manning, ... «Pacific Coast Business Times, Jul 15»
Seaweed Aquaculture: A False Promise
What is currently growing in the shallows to be planted to seaweed? Hopefully not mangroves. Maybe eelgrass or turtle grass? Another indispensable nursery. «Earth Island Journal, Jul 15»
Passport program hosted by South Slough at Farmers Market
On Wednesday, July 22, the program will be "Eelgrass Home." Questions? Call 541-888-5558, ext. 58. Copyright 2015 Coos Bay World. «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»
