Factors controlling sea grass growth in a gulf coastal system: water and sediment quality and light

Date

1998

Authors

Livingston, R.J.
McGlynn, S.E.
Niu, X.

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Abstract

The primary parameters effecting sea grass growth are salinity, temperature, and depth. However, light, sediment and nutrient factors can also be limiting variables. This article presents a combined field and laboratory study on the relationship between each of these characteristics and the distribution of submerged sea grasses in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

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p. 135-159

Keywords

sea grass, aquatic plants, estuaries, station data, water quality, light penetration, light attenuation, light transmission, sediment load

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