Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants
Abstract Cymodocea nodosa , a marine angiosperm, an ecosystem engineer in the Mediterranean Sea and the Northwest Atlantic Ocean; however, as in other seagrasses meadows worldwide, the swards are actually declining due to increasing human pressures. Hence, we have developed an effective propagation...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/bot.2010.019 2024-04-07T07:54:56+00:00 Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants Zarranz, Maite E. González-Henríquez, Nieves García-Jiménez, Pilar Robaina, Rafael R. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bot.2010.019 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/BOT.2010.019/xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/BOT.2010.019/pdf en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH botm volume 53, issue 2, page 173-181 ISSN 1437-4323 0006-8055 Plant Science Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2010 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/bot.2010.019 2024-03-08T00:41:05Z Abstract Cymodocea nodosa , a marine angiosperm, an ecosystem engineer in the Mediterranean Sea and the Northwest Atlantic Ocean; however, as in other seagrasses meadows worldwide, the swards are actually declining due to increasing human pressures. Hence, we have developed an effective propagation methodology that provides C. nodosa seedlings for seagrass meadow restoration and conservation. This method consists of: i) germination of wild-collected seeds under hyposaline conditions, ii) acclimation of germinated seedling in tanks (1.6 m 3 ) until there are two shoots per seedling (∼ 30 days), and iii) transplantation of acclimated seedlings to the field in dense groups. Our field outplants withstood herbivore activity and physical disturbance during the winter season, and propagated vegetatively, resulting in the spread and establishment of a new patch that has persisted for nine months. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Atlantic De Gruyter botm 53 2 173 181 |
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Plant Science Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Zarranz, Maite E. González-Henríquez, Nieves García-Jiménez, Pilar Robaina, Rafael R. Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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Abstract Cymodocea nodosa , a marine angiosperm, an ecosystem engineer in the Mediterranean Sea and the Northwest Atlantic Ocean; however, as in other seagrasses meadows worldwide, the swards are actually declining due to increasing human pressures. Hence, we have developed an effective propagation methodology that provides C. nodosa seedlings for seagrass meadow restoration and conservation. This method consists of: i) germination of wild-collected seeds under hyposaline conditions, ii) acclimation of germinated seedling in tanks (1.6 m 3 ) until there are two shoots per seedling (∼ 30 days), and iii) transplantation of acclimated seedlings to the field in dense groups. Our field outplants withstood herbivore activity and physical disturbance during the winter season, and propagated vegetatively, resulting in the spread and establishment of a new patch that has persisted for nine months. |
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Zarranz, Maite E. González-Henríquez, Nieves García-Jiménez, Pilar Robaina, Rafael R. |
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Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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Restoration of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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restoration of cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows through seed propagation: germination in vitro , seedling culture and field transplants |
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