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Distribution of the eelgrass Zostera marina L. in the coastal waters of Estonia, NE Baltic Sea
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Möller, Tiia Martin, Georg |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | All the available data on the distribution of Zostera marina meadows in the coastal waters of Estonia, NE Baltic Sea, were analysed in order to achieve a generic idea of the historical and present status of eelgrass. Altogether 44 localities with eelgrass present were recorded in 1995- 2005 as compared to 36 sites recorded in 1959-1984. The percentage of findings in different water basins ranged from 1.3 to 5.1 in 1959-1984 compared to 0.6-3.6 in 1995-2005. This suggests that no significant decline or improvement of the eelgrass meadows has occurred in the Estonian coastal sea. Yet there are signs of a negative impact of eutrophication on eelgrass. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.kirj.ee/public/Ecology/2007/issue_4/bio-2007-4-4.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |