Acoustical characterization of a seagrass meadow in the Lower Laguna Madre

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
pp. 2694-2694
Author(s):  
Megan S. Ballard ◽  
Kevin M. Lee ◽  
Andrew R. McNeese ◽  
Jason D. Sagers ◽  
Preston S. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seagrass Meadow ◽  
Laguna Madre ◽  
Lower Laguna Madre

scholarly journals Characterization of a resilient seagrass meadow during a decline period

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Ondiviela ◽  
Lina Fernández ◽  
Araceli Puente ◽  
Gerardo García-Castrillo ◽  
José A. Juanes
Keyword(s):  
Seagrass Meadow ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Biological Traits ◽  
Benthic Assemblages ◽  
Biomass Density ◽  
Zostera Noltei ◽  
Poor Understanding ◽  
Freshwater Influence

Seagrasses are globally threatened ecosystems with essential ecological roles. An important limitation in seagrass conservation efforts is the poor understanding of resilient meadows. The present work studies a meadow, which maintained a large population of Zostera marina and Zostera noltei, during the decline of seagrasses in the Bay of Santander (from 1984 to 2000). The work examines resilience parameters related to the biological traits (biomass, density, length and width of the leaves) and to the associated benthic assemblages. The maturity of the meadow and the changing environmental conditions induced by the torrential regime of the Miera River, have likely improved the resistance to the periods of stress. The adaptation to these fluctuating conditions is reflected in a high seasonal and spatial variability in the biomass, density, morphological traits and benthic assemblages. These variations are related to the summer peaks in the PAR, the sea surface temperature and the freshwater influence along the discharge of the Miera River. This work provides the first seagrass data in Cantabria. The data are dated in the early 2000s and constitute a baseline study for the Bay of Biscay.

Abundance of Snowy and Wilson's Plovers in the lower Laguna Madre region of Texas

2007 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharyn L. Hood ◽  
Stephen J. Dinsmore
Keyword(s):  
Laguna Madre ◽  
Lower Laguna Madre

Redhead Duck Behavior on Lower Laguna Madre and Adjacent Ponds of Southern Texas

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Mitchell ◽  
Thomas W. Custer ◽  
Phillip J. Zwank
Keyword(s):  
Laguna Madre ◽  
Lower Laguna Madre

Trace metal partitioning in Thalassia testudinum and sediments in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Whelan ◽  
Jorge Espinoza ◽  
Xiomara Villarreal ◽  
Maria CottaGoma
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Thalassia Testudinum ◽  
Metal Partitioning ◽  
Laguna Madre ◽  
Lower Laguna Madre

Hatching Success of Caspian Terns Nesting in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas, USA

1986 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Mitchell ◽  
Thomas W. Custer
Keyword(s):  
Hatching Success ◽  
Laguna Madre ◽  
Caspian Terns ◽  
Lower Laguna Madre
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