A Population Genetic Study of the Zostera marina (eelgrass) Ecotypes of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey and Implications for Grass Bed Restoration

• Main Author: Smith, Stephanie Marie
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Montclair State University Digital Commons 2007
• Subjects: Biology; Pacific; Long Island; Egg Island; Oyster Creek; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/1268; https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/context/etd/article/2270/viewcontent/Smith_Thesis_2007_Redacted.pdf

Zostera marina is a species of seagrass widely found in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans. It is primarily a cold-water adapted plant that is capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Zostera marina serves many ecological roles, including stabilizing sediments, reducing curren...