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| adam_text | Titel: World atlas of seagrasses
Autor: Green, Edmund P.
Jahr: 2003
6 The seagrasses of The Arabian Gulf and Arabian
region 74
Map
75
6.1 The Arabian Gulf and Arabian region
Case Studies
6.1 The Bahrain Conservancy 76
6.2 Rapid assessment technique 77
6.3 Marine turtles and dugongs in the
Arabian seagrass pastures 79
Table
6.1 Seagrass species in the Arabian region 75
7 The seagrasses of Kenya and Tanzania 82
Map
7.1 Kenya and Tanzania 83
Case Studies
7.1 Gazi Bay, Kenya: Links between
seagrasses and adjacent ecosystems 84
7.2 Seagrass beach cast at Mombasa
Marine Park, Kenya: A nuisance or a
vital link? 88
8 The seagrasses of Mozambique and
southeastern Africa 93
Maps
8.1 Mozambique and southeastern Africa 94
8.2 The Seycheües 94
8.3 Mauritius 94
Case Stuoy
8.1 Inhaca Island and Maputo Bay area,
southern Mozambique 96
FlGURE
8.1 Digging of Zostera capensis meadows
at Vila dos Pescadores, near Maputo city 99
Tables
8.1 Area cover and location for the
seagrass Zostera capensis in South
Africa 94
8.2 Seagrass cover and area lost in
Mozambique 99
9 The seagrasses of India 101
Maps
9.1 india 103
9.2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 103
Case Stuov
9.1 Kadmat Island 106
Table: Characterization of a seagrass
meadow at Kadmat Island,
Lakshadweep
TablE: Benthic macrofauna in the
seagrass bed at Kadmat Island,
Lakshadweep .
FlGURE
9.1 Abundance of seagrass species at
various depths in the Gulf of Mannar
(southeast coastj 105
Tables :
9.1 Quantitative data for major seagrass
beds in Indian waters 102
9.2 Occurrence of seagrasses in coastal
states of India 104
9.3 Associated biota of seagrass beds of
India 105
10 The seagrasses of Western Australia 109
Map
10.1 Western Australia 111
Case Study
10.1 Shark Bay, Western Australia: How
seagrass shaped an ecosystem 116
Tables
10.1 Western Australian endemic seagrass
species 110
10.2 Summary of major human-induced
declines of seagrass in Western
Australia 113
11 The seagrasses of Eastern Australia 119
Map
11.1 Eastern Australia 121
Case Studies
11.1 Mapping deepwater [15-60 m)
seagrasses and epibenthos in the
Great Barrier Reef lagoon 124
FlGURE: Probability of the occurrence
of deepwater seagrasses in the Great
Barrier Reef Lagoon
FlGURE: Frequency of the probability of
occurrence of seagrasses within each
depth stratum
11.2 Westernport Bay 126
FlGURE: Distribution of estuarine
habitats in Westernport Bay, Australia
11.3 Expansion of Green Island seagrass
meadows 128
FlGURE: Seagrass distribution at Green
Island in 1994, 1972, 1959 and 1936
12 The seagrasses of New Zealand 134
Map
12.1 New Zealand 135
Case Study
12.1 A seagrass specialist 140
FlGURE
12.1 An exampte of changes in the historicai
distribution of seagrasses in New
Zealand 139
Tables
12.1 Area of seagrass in New Zealand
estuaries where benthic habitats have
been mapped 135
12.2 List of locations where seagrasses have
been recorded in New Zealand 136
13 The seagrasses of Thailand 144
Map
13.1 Thaitand US
Case Study
13.1 The .ckjgqng - a flagship species 147
Table
13.1 Occurrence of seagrass species in
Thailand U6
14 The seagrasses of Malaysia 152
Maps
14.1 Peninsular Malaysia 153
14.2 Sabah 153
Case Studies
14.1 The seagrass macroalgae Community
of Teluk Kemang 155
14.2 The subtidal shoal seagrass Community
of Tanjung Adang Laut 156
14.3 Coastal lagoon seagrass Community at
Pengkalan Nangka, Kelantan 158
Table
14.1 Estimate of known seagrass areas in
Peninsular Malaysia 157
15 The seagrasses of The western Pacific islands 161
Maps
15.1 Western Pacific islands (west) 163
15.2 Western Pacific islands [east] 163
Case Studies
15.1 Kosrae 164
MAPS: Lelu Harbourca 1900 and 1975;
Okat Harbour and Reef 1978 and 1988
15.2 SeagrassNet - a western Pacific pilot
study 168
16 The seagrasses OF Indonesia 171
Map
16.1 Indonesia 173
Case Studies
16.1 Banten Bay, West Java 176
16.2 Kuta and Gerupuk Bays, Lombok 177
16.3 KotaniaBay 178
TA8LE: Distribution of seagrass
Tables
16.1 Average biomass of seagrasses at
various locations throughout
Indonesia
16.2 Average density of seagrasses at
various locations throughout the
Indonesian Archipelago
16.3 Average shoot density of seagrass
species in mixed and monospecific
seagrass meadows in the Flores Sea
16.4 Average growth rates of seagrass
leaves using leaf-marking techniques
16.5 Indonesian seagrass-associated flora
and fauna: number of species
16.6 Present coverage of seagrasses in
Indonesia
The Philippines and Viet Nam
17 The seagrasses of Japan
Map
17.1 Japan
172
172
173
174
175
178
183
185
187
Case Studies
17.1 Akkeshi, eastern Hokkaido 189
17.2 Rias coast in Iwate Prefecture,
northeastern Honshu 190
Tables
17.1 Seagrasses recorded in Japan 186
17.2 Traditional uses of seagrasses in Japan 188
17.3 Estimates of total areas of algal and
seagrass beds in Japan in 1978 and
1991, and the percent area lost 188
18 The seagrasses of The Republic of Korea 193
Map
18.1 Republic of Korea 195
Case Study
18.1 Recent research on seagrasses 196
Tables
18.1 Physical characteristics of seagrass
beds on the west, south and east coasts
of the Republic of Korea 194
18.2 Seagrass species distributed on the
coasts of the Republic of Korea 194
18.3 Habitat characteristics of seagrass
species in the Republic of Korea 195
18.4 Morphological characteristics of
seagrasses distributed in the Republic
of Korea 195
18.5 The estimated areas of seagrasses
distributed on the coasts of the Republic
of Korea 197
19 The seagrasses of The Pacific coast of North
America 199
Map
19.1 The Pacific coast of North America 201
Case Studies
19.1 The link between seagrass and
migrating black brant along the Pacific
Flyway 200
19.2 The link between the seagrass Zostera
marina Its äts ayem] and the
Kwakwaka wakw Nation, Vancouver
Island, Canada 202
19.3 The link between seagrasses and
humans in Picnic Cove, Shaw Island.
Washington. United States 203
Table
19.1 Zostera marina and Zostera japonica
basal area cover in the Northeast Pacific 204
20 The seagrasses of The western North Atlantic 207
Map
20.1 The western North Atlantic 209
Case Studies
20.1 Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire
and Maine 208
FiGURE: Eelgrass distributton by depth
in Portsmouth Harbor, Great Bay Estuary,
on the border of New Hampshire and
Maine, United States
20.2 Ninigret Pond. Rhode Island 211
FigurE: Eelgrass distribution in Ninigret
Pond, Rhode Island (United States)
plotted by depth for 1974 and 1992
FiGURE: Change in eelgrass area in
Ninigret Pond, Rhode Island (United
States) plotted against increasing number
of houses in the watershed
20.3 Maquoit Bay, Maine 213
Table
20.1 The area of eelgrass, Zostera marina,
in the western North Atlantic 212
21 The seagrasses of The mid-Atlantic coast of
the United States 216
Map
21.1 The mid-Atlantic coast of the United
States 217
Case Studies
21.1 Seagrasses in Chincoteague Bay: a
delicate balance between disease,
nutrient loading and fishing gear impacts 220
FiGURE: Recovery and recent decline of
seagrass [Zostera marina and Ruppia
maritima) distribution in Chincoteague Bay
FiGURE: Aerial photograph taken in 1998 of
a portion of Chincoteague Bay, Virginia,
seagrass bed showing damage to the bed
from a modified oyster dredge
FlGURES
21.1 Seagrass distribution [mainly Zostera
marina and Ruppia maritima) in
Chesapeake Bay
21.2 Changes in seagrass {Zostera marina
and Hatodule wrightiil distribution in
the Cape Lookout area (southern Core
Sound, North Carolina] between 1985
and 1988
22 The seagrasses of The Gulf of Mexico
Map . .
22.1 The Gulf of Mexico
Case Studies
22.1 Tampa Bay
22.2 Laguna Madre
FiGURE: Seagrass Cover in the Laguna
Madre of Texas
22.3 Laguna de Terminos
23 The seagrasses of The Caribbean
Map
23.1 The Caribbean
Case Studies
23.1 Florida s east coast
23.2 Parque Natural Tayrona, Bahia de
236
Chengue, Colombia 239
23.3 Puerto Morelos Reef National Park 240
24 The seagrasses of South America: Brazit,
Argentina and Chile 243
Map
24.1 South America 245
Case Studies
24.1 Itamaracä Island, northeast Brazil 244
24.2 Abrolhos Bank, Bahia State, northeast
Brazil 247
24.3 Ruppia maritima in the Patos Lagoon
System 248
FiGURE
24.1 Cumulative number of companion
species to the Brazilian seagrasses
reported since 1960 245
APPENDICES
1 Seagrass species, by country or
territory
2 Marine protected areas known to
include seagrass beds, by country or
251
territory 256
3 Species ränge maps 262
The Global Seagrass Workshop 287
218
INDEX 288
Regional maps
Europe Plate I, facing p 38
218 Africa, West and South Asia Plate III, facing p 102
Australasia Plate V, facing p 118
224 The Pacific Plate VII, facing p 166
Asia Plate IX, facing p 182
225 North America PLateXI, facing p 214
The Caribbean Plate XIII, facing p 230
226 228 South America Plate XIV. facing p 231
COLOR PLATES
The beauty of seagrasses Plate II, facing p 39
231 Impacts to seagrass ecosystem: ; Plate IV, facing p 103
Seagrass ecosystems Plate VI, facing p 119
234 Seagrasses and people Plate VIII, facing p 167
The sex life of seagrasses PlateX, facing p 183
235 Diversity of seagrass habitats Plate XII, facing p 215
Contents
AcknowLedgments vi 1.3
Preface vii 1.4
Foreword vi i t 1.5
Introduction to the World Atlas of Seagrasses 1
Key to maps and mapping methods 4
Global overview
The distribution and Status of seagrasses 5
Maps
1 World seagrass distribution 21
2 Global seagrass biodiversity 22
FlGURES
1 Relative size-frequency distribution of
538 seagrass polygons in latitudinal
swathe 20-30°S 14
2 Growth of marine protected areas which
include seagrass ecosystems, shown both
as the number of sites (line) and the total
area protected (shaded area) 20
TABLES
1 A list of seagrass species by family 6
2 Major taxonomic groups found in
seagrass ecosystems, with brief notes 11
3 Threatened species regularty recorded
from seagrass communities worldwide 12
4 Estimates of seagrass coverage for
, , selected areas described in this
World Attas 14
5 Functions and values of seagrass from
the wider ecosystem perspective 15
6 Summary of the goods and Services
provided by seagrass ecosystems 16
7 Summary of marine protected areas that
contain seagrass ecosystems, from the
UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Database
19
REGIONAL CHAPTERS
1 The seagrasses of Scandinavia and the Baltic
Sea
Map
1.1 Scandinavia
FlGURES
1.1 Average (±1 SEI above-ground biomass
values for eelgrass [Zostera marina)
along the Baltic Sea coastline
1.2 Aeriat photographs of two typical exposed
eelgrass {Zostera marina] sites at the
Hanko Peninsula, southwest Finland
27
29
28
30
1.6
1.7
Norwegian eelgrass coverage 31
Map of eelgrass area distribution in
Oanish coastal waters 32
Maximum colonization depth of
eelgrass patches in Danish estuaries
and along open coasts in 1900 and
1996-97 33
Secchi depths and maximum
colonization depths of eelgrass patches
in Danish estuaries and open coasts in
1900 and 1992 33
Long-term changes in the distribution
of eelgrass {Zostera marina) in the
southeastern Baltic Sea (Puck Lagoon,
Poland) 33
The seagrasses of Western Europe 38
Maps
2.1 Western Europe [north) 39
2.2 Western Europe (south) 39
Case Studies
2.1 TheWaddenSea 41
2.2 Glenan Archipelago 45
The seagrasses of The western Mediterranean 48
Map
3.1 The western Mediterranean 49
Case Studies
3.1 Italy 50
3.2 France 51
3.3 Spain 54
Tables
3.1 Examples of generalfeatures of
Mediterranean seagrass meadows
3.2 Distribution of seagrasses throughout
the western Mediterranean (Italy. France
and Spain)
4 The seagrasses of The Black, Azov, Caspian
and Aral Seas
Map
4.1 The Black, Azov, Caspian and Aral Seas
49
52
59
61
5 The seagrasses of The eastern Mediterranean
and the Red Sea 65
Maps
5.1 The eastern Mediterranean 6?
5.2 The Red Sea . 6?
Case Stuoy
5.1 Israeli coast of the Gulf of Etat W
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Autor: Green, Edmund P.
Jahr: 2003
6 The seagrasses of The Arabian Gulf and Arabian
region 74
Map
75
6.1 The Arabian Gulf and Arabian region
Case Studies
6.1 The Bahrain Conservancy 76
6.2 Rapid assessment technique 77
6.3 Marine turtles and dugongs in the
Arabian seagrass pastures 79
Table
6.1 Seagrass species in the Arabian region 75
7 The seagrasses of Kenya and Tanzania 82
Map
7.1 Kenya and Tanzania 83
Case Studies
7.1 Gazi Bay, Kenya: Links between
seagrasses and adjacent ecosystems 84
7.2 Seagrass beach cast at Mombasa
Marine Park, Kenya: A nuisance or a
vital link? 88
8 The seagrasses of Mozambique and
southeastern Africa 93
Maps
8.1 Mozambique and southeastern Africa 94
8.2 The Seycheües 94
8.3 Mauritius 94
Case Stuoy
8.1 Inhaca Island and Maputo Bay area,
southern Mozambique 96
FlGURE
8.1 Digging of Zostera capensis meadows
at Vila dos Pescadores, near Maputo city 99
Tables
8.1 Area cover and location for the
seagrass Zostera capensis in South
Africa 94
8.2 Seagrass cover and area lost in
Mozambique 99
9 The seagrasses of India 101
Maps
9.1 india 103
9.2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 103
Case Stuov
9.1 Kadmat Island 106
Table: Characterization of a seagrass
meadow at Kadmat Island,
Lakshadweep
TablE: Benthic macrofauna in the
seagrass bed at Kadmat Island,
Lakshadweep .
FlGURE
9.1 Abundance of seagrass species at
various depths in the Gulf of Mannar
(southeast coastj 105
Tables :
9.1 Quantitative data for major seagrass
beds in Indian waters 102
9.2 Occurrence of seagrasses in coastal
states of India 104
9.3 Associated biota of seagrass beds of
India 105
10 The seagrasses of Western Australia 109
Map
10.1 Western Australia 111
Case Study
10.1 Shark Bay, Western Australia: How
seagrass shaped an ecosystem 116
Tables
10.1 Western Australian endemic seagrass
species 110
10.2 Summary of major human-induced
declines of seagrass in Western
Australia 113
11 The seagrasses of Eastern Australia 119
Map
11.1 Eastern Australia 121
Case Studies
11.1 Mapping deepwater [15-60 m)
seagrasses and epibenthos in the
Great Barrier Reef lagoon 124
FlGURE: Probability of the occurrence
of deepwater seagrasses in the Great
Barrier Reef Lagoon
FlGURE: Frequency of the probability of
occurrence of seagrasses within each
depth stratum
11.2 Westernport Bay 126
FlGURE: Distribution of estuarine
habitats in Westernport Bay, Australia
11.3 Expansion of Green Island seagrass
meadows 128
FlGURE: Seagrass distribution at Green
Island in 1994, 1972, 1959 and 1936
12 The seagrasses of New Zealand 134
Map
12.1 New Zealand 135
Case Study
12.1 A seagrass specialist 140
FlGURE
12.1 An exampte of changes in the historicai
distribution of seagrasses in New
Zealand 139
Tables
12.1 Area of seagrass in New Zealand
estuaries where benthic habitats have
been mapped 135
12.2 List of locations where seagrasses have
been recorded in New Zealand 136
13 The seagrasses of Thailand 144
Map
13.1 Thaitand US
Case Study
13.1 The .ckjgqng - a flagship species 147
Table
13.1 Occurrence of seagrass species in
Thailand U6
14 The seagrasses of Malaysia 152
Maps
14.1 Peninsular Malaysia 153
14.2 Sabah 153
Case Studies
14.1 The seagrass macroalgae Community
of Teluk Kemang 155
14.2 The subtidal shoal seagrass Community
of Tanjung Adang Laut 156
14.3 Coastal lagoon seagrass Community at
Pengkalan Nangka, Kelantan 158
Table
14.1 Estimate of known seagrass areas in
Peninsular Malaysia 157
15 The seagrasses of The western Pacific islands 161
Maps
15.1 Western Pacific islands (west) 163
15.2 Western Pacific islands [east] 163
Case Studies
15.1 Kosrae 164
MAPS: Lelu Harbourca 1900 and 1975;
Okat Harbour and Reef 1978 and 1988
15.2 SeagrassNet - a western Pacific pilot
study 168
16 The seagrasses OF Indonesia 171
Map
16.1 Indonesia 173
Case Studies
16.1 Banten Bay, West Java 176
16.2 Kuta and Gerupuk Bays, Lombok 177
16.3 KotaniaBay 178
TA8LE: Distribution of seagrass
Tables
16.1 Average biomass of seagrasses at
various locations throughout
Indonesia
16.2 Average density of seagrasses at
various locations throughout the
Indonesian Archipelago
16.3 Average shoot density of seagrass
species in mixed and monospecific
seagrass meadows in the Flores Sea
16.4 Average growth rates of seagrass
leaves using leaf-marking techniques
16.5 Indonesian seagrass-associated flora
and fauna: number of species
16.6 Present coverage of seagrasses in
Indonesia
The Philippines and Viet Nam
17 The seagrasses of Japan
Map
17.1 Japan
172
172
173
174
175
178
183
185
187
Case Studies
17.1 Akkeshi, eastern Hokkaido 189
17.2 Rias coast in Iwate Prefecture,
northeastern Honshu 190
Tables
17.1 Seagrasses recorded in Japan 186
17.2 Traditional uses of seagrasses in Japan 188
17.3 Estimates of total areas of algal and
seagrass beds in Japan in 1978 and
1991, and the percent area lost 188
18 The seagrasses of The Republic of Korea 193
Map
18.1 Republic of Korea 195
Case Study
18.1 Recent research on seagrasses 196
Tables
18.1 Physical characteristics of seagrass
beds on the west, south and east coasts
of the Republic of Korea 194
18.2 Seagrass species distributed on the
coasts of the Republic of Korea 194
18.3 Habitat characteristics of seagrass
species in the Republic of Korea 195
18.4 Morphological characteristics of
seagrasses distributed in the Republic
of Korea 195
18.5 The estimated areas of seagrasses
distributed on the coasts of the Republic
of Korea 197
19 The seagrasses of The Pacific coast of North
America 199
Map
19.1 The Pacific coast of North America 201
Case Studies
19.1 The link between seagrass and
migrating black brant along the Pacific
Flyway 200
19.2 The link between the seagrass Zostera
marina Its'äts'ayem] and the
Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, Vancouver
Island, Canada 202
19.3 The link between seagrasses and
humans in Picnic Cove, Shaw Island.
Washington. United States 203
Table
19.1 Zostera marina and Zostera japonica
basal area cover in the Northeast Pacific 204
20 The seagrasses of The western North Atlantic 207
Map
20.1 The western North Atlantic 209
Case Studies
20.1 Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire
and Maine 208
FiGURE: Eelgrass distributton by depth
in Portsmouth Harbor, Great Bay Estuary,
on the border of New Hampshire and
Maine, United States
20.2 Ninigret Pond. Rhode Island 211
FigurE: Eelgrass distribution in Ninigret
Pond, Rhode Island (United States)
plotted by depth for 1974 and 1992
FiGURE: Change in eelgrass area in
Ninigret Pond, Rhode Island (United
States) plotted against increasing number
of houses in the watershed
20.3 Maquoit Bay, Maine 213
Table
20.1 The area of eelgrass, Zostera marina,
in the western North Atlantic 212
21 The seagrasses of The mid-Atlantic coast of
the United States 216
Map
21.1 The mid-Atlantic coast of the United
States 217
Case Studies
21.1 Seagrasses in Chincoteague Bay: a
delicate balance between disease,
nutrient loading and fishing gear impacts 220
FiGURE: Recovery and recent decline of
seagrass [Zostera marina and Ruppia
maritima) distribution in Chincoteague Bay
FiGURE: Aerial photograph taken in 1998 of
a portion of Chincoteague Bay, Virginia,
seagrass bed showing damage to the bed
from a modified oyster dredge
FlGURES
21.1 Seagrass distribution [mainly Zostera
marina and Ruppia maritima) in
Chesapeake Bay
21.2 Changes in seagrass {Zostera marina
and Hatodule wrightiil distribution in
the Cape Lookout area (southern Core
Sound, North Carolina] between 1985
and 1988
22 The seagrasses of The Gulf of Mexico
Map . .
22.1 The Gulf of Mexico '
Case Studies
22.1 Tampa Bay
22.2 Laguna Madre
FiGURE: Seagrass Cover in the Laguna
Madre of Texas
22.3 Laguna de Terminos
23 The seagrasses of The Caribbean
Map
23.1 The Caribbean
Case Studies
23.1 Florida's east coast
23.2 Parque Natural Tayrona, Bahia de
236
Chengue, Colombia 239
23.3 Puerto Morelos Reef National Park 240
24 The seagrasses of South America: Brazit,
Argentina and Chile 243
Map
24.1 South America 245
Case Studies
24.1 Itamaracä" Island, northeast Brazil 244
24.2 Abrolhos Bank, Bahia State, northeast
Brazil 247
24.3 Ruppia maritima in the Patos Lagoon
System 248
FiGURE
24.1 Cumulative number of companion
species to the Brazilian seagrasses
reported since 1960 245
APPENDICES
1 Seagrass species, by country or
territory
2 Marine protected areas known to
include seagrass beds, by country or
251
territory 256
3 Species ränge maps 262
The Global Seagrass Workshop 287
218
INDEX 288
Regional maps
Europe Plate I, facing p 38
218 Africa, West and South Asia Plate III, facing p 102
Australasia Plate V, facing p 118
224 The Pacific Plate VII, facing p 166
Asia Plate IX, facing p 182
225 North America PLateXI, facing p 214
The Caribbean Plate XIII, facing p 230
226 228 South America Plate XIV. facing p 231
COLOR PLATES
The beauty of seagrasses Plate II, facing p 39
231 Impacts to seagrass ecosystem: ; Plate IV, facing p 103
Seagrass ecosystems Plate VI, facing p 119
234 Seagrasses and people Plate VIII, facing p 167
The sex life of seagrasses PlateX, facing p 183
235 Diversity of seagrass habitats Plate XII, facing p 215
Contents
AcknowLedgments vi 1.3
Preface vii 1.4
Foreword vi i t 1.5
Introduction to the World Atlas of Seagrasses 1
Key to maps and mapping methods 4
Global overview
The distribution and Status of seagrasses 5
Maps
1 World seagrass distribution 21
2 Global seagrass biodiversity 22
FlGURES
1 Relative size-frequency distribution of
538 seagrass polygons in latitudinal
swathe 20-30°S 14
2 Growth of marine protected areas which
include seagrass ecosystems, shown both
as the number of sites (line) and the total
area protected (shaded area) 20
TABLES
1 A list of seagrass species by family 6
2 Major taxonomic groups found in
seagrass ecosystems, with brief notes 11
3 Threatened species regularty recorded
from seagrass communities worldwide 12
4 Estimates of seagrass coverage for
, , selected areas described in this
World Attas 14
5 Functions and values of seagrass from
the wider ecosystem perspective 15
6 Summary of the goods and Services
provided by seagrass ecosystems 16
7 Summary of marine protected areas that
contain seagrass ecosystems, from the
UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Database
19
REGIONAL CHAPTERS
1 The seagrasses of Scandinavia and the Baltic
Sea
Map
1.1 Scandinavia
FlGURES
1.1 Average (±1 SEI above-ground biomass
values for eelgrass [Zostera marina)
along the Baltic Sea coastline
1.2 Aeriat photographs of two typical exposed
eelgrass {Zostera marina] sites at the
Hanko Peninsula, southwest Finland
27
29
28
30
1.6
1.7
Norwegian eelgrass coverage 31
Map of eelgrass area distribution in
Oanish coastal waters 32
Maximum colonization depth of
eelgrass patches in Danish estuaries
and along open coasts in 1900 and
1996-97 33
Secchi depths and maximum
colonization depths of eelgrass patches
in Danish estuaries and open coasts in
1900 and 1992 33
Long-term changes in the distribution
of eelgrass {Zostera marina) in the
southeastern Baltic Sea (Puck Lagoon,
Poland) 33
The seagrasses of Western Europe 38
Maps
2.1 Western Europe [north) 39
2.2 Western Europe (south) 39
Case Studies
2.1 TheWaddenSea 41
2.2 Glenan Archipelago 45
The seagrasses of The western Mediterranean 48
Map
3.1 The western Mediterranean 49
Case Studies
3.1 Italy 50
3.2 France 51
3.3 Spain 54
Tables
3.1 Examples of generalfeatures of
Mediterranean seagrass meadows
3.2 Distribution of seagrasses throughout
the western Mediterranean (Italy. France
and Spain)
4 The seagrasses of The Black, Azov, Caspian
and Aral Seas
Map
4.1 The Black, Azov, Caspian and Aral Seas
49
52
59
61
5 The seagrasses of The eastern Mediterranean
and the Red Sea 65
Maps
5.1 The eastern Mediterranean 6?
5.2 The Red Sea ' . 6?
Case Stuoy
5.1 Israeli coast of the Gulf of Etat W |
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