Seagrass proliferation precedes mortality during hypo-salinity events: a stress-induced morphometric response.

Halophytes, such as seagrasses, predominantly form habitats in coastal and estuarine areas. These habitats can be seasonally exposed to hypo-salinity events during watershed runoff exposing them to dramatic salinity shifts and osmotic shock. The manifestation of this osmotic shock on seagrass morpho...

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Main Authors: Catherine J Collier, Cecilia Villacorta-Rath, Kor-jent van Dijk, Miwa Takahashi, Michelle Waycott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3976372?pdf=render