Effects of Fine Sediment on Seagrass Meadows: A Case Study of <i>Zostera muelleri</i> in Pāuatahanui Inlet, New Zealand

Effects of Fine Sediment on Seagrass Meadows: A Case Study of <i>Zostera muelleri</i> in Pāuatahanui Inlet, New Zealand

Seagrass meadows are vulnerable to fine sediment (mud) pollution, with impacts usually attributed to reduction in submerged light. Here we tested two non-exclusive hypotheses, that mud particles (<63 µm) impact seagrasses through both (1) the light climate and (2) changes in substrate physico-che...

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Main Authors: Iñigo Zabarte-Maeztu, Fleur E. Matheson, Merilyn Manley-Harris, Robert J. Davies-Colley, Megan Oliver, Ian Hawes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
sedimentation
pollution
fine sediment
mud
photosynthetically available radiation (PAR)
rhizosphere
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/9/645

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