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A method for the culture of tropical seagrasses
| Title: | A method for the culture of tropical seagrasses. |
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| Name(s): |
Short, F. T., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1985 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. | |
| Extent: | 8 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3353753 (digitool), FADT3353753 (IID), fau:6597 (fedora), 10.1016/0304-3770(85)90048-8 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Three tropical seagrass species were planted into 1.5 m2 culture tanks and grown under the same conditions for 2 years. New shoot production and vegetation growth of both Syringodium filiforme Kütz. and Halodule wrightii Aschers. resulted in complete cover in monoculture tanks within the first year. The vegetative spread of Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König was slower than that of the other species. The culture of seagrasses in open mesocosm systems was most successful when continuous current circulation was maintained, water column nutrients were kept low, and extreme high temperatures (> 36°C) were avoided. Seagrass colonized and grew equally well in Indian River mud substratum and in quartz sand. The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03043770 and may be cited as: Short, F. T. (1985). A method for the culture of tropical seagrasses. Aquatic Botany, 22(2), 187-193. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(85)90048-8 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #441. |
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| Subject(s): |
Seagrasses Seagrasses--Research Aquaculture--methods Marine ecology--Research |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353753 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3770(85)90048-8 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1985 Elsevier B.V. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
