On the Biology of Eelgrass in Alaska.

A collection of essays is presented on the biology of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in Alaska. The distribution of the plant in Alaska is disjunct and extends from Kotzebue Sound to the southern border of the state. The present circumboreal distribution is thought to be the result of dispersal from a...

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Main Author: McRoy,C. Peter
Other Authors: ARCTIC INST OF NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Biology
(*PLANTS(BOTANY)
*ALASKA)
(*MARINE BIOLOGY
PLANTS(BOTANY))
DISTRIBUTION
ARCTIC REGIONS
ECOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
FOOD
ZOSTERA MARINA
AQUATIC PLANTS
*SEA GRASSES
*EELGRASS
Arctic
Pacific
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0745776
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Summary:A collection of essays is presented on the biology of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in Alaska. The distribution of the plant in Alaska is disjunct and extends from Kotzebue Sound to the southern border of the state. The present circumboreal distribution is thought to be the result of dispersal from a west Pacific origin around the Pacific rim and through the Arctic into the Atlantic. Ten widely scattered eelgrass populations in Alaska have been sampled for quantitative comparison. The highest standing stocks were found in Kinzarof and lzembek lagoons on the Alaska Peninsula. The caloric content, chlorophyll a concentration, turion density, and leaf size varied greatly among the populations. The eelgrass in Safety Lagoon survives the arctic winter under one meter of se ic in conditions of extremely low light intensity and anoxic water. (Author) Prepared in cooperation with Alaska Univ., College. Inst. of Marine Science Rept. no. R72-1.

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