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Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity

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Updated 23/06/2025

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Field studies were conducted to investigate the effects of two levels of water velocity (exposure) on seagrass standing crop (biomass) and consequently community productivity. These results were then related to laboratory studies examining the physiological effects of water velocity fluctuations on seagrasses. These effects were light and water velocity on the photosynthetic rates of seagrasses and epiphytes. In addition, laboratory studies were designed to investigate the influence the role of leaf and epiphyte morphology on flow over the surface of seagrass leaves, and the rescaling of turbulence to a level which enhances nutrient uptake by the plants.

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Title Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/14177aea-ed7b-4a07-b604-2150f379978e
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
keulen@murdoch.edu.au
Reference Period 01/12/1991 - 01/02/1993
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/water-flow-in-seagrass-ecosystems-water-motion-and-productivity1