Seagrasses

Seagrasses
Author: Stephen A. Bortone
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1999-12-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1420074474

Seagrasses are becoming widely used as in situ indicators of the relative health and condition of subtropical and tropical estuarine ecosystems. To permit meaningful management of our estuaries, there is clearly a need to develop and refine ways of effectively monitoring and assessing seagrasses. Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and

World Atlas of Seagrasses

World Atlas of Seagrasses
Author: Frederick T. Short
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520240476

Seagrasses are a vital and widespread but often overlooked coastal marine habitat. This volume provides a global survey of their distribution and conservation status.

Our Living Resources

Our Living Resources
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1995
Genre: Animal populations
ISBN:

Report provides information on distribution, abundance, and health of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosystems, riparian ecosystems, the Great Plains, Interior West, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also discusses special issues: global climate change, human influences, non-native species, and habitat assessments.

Guidelines for the Conservation and Restoration of Seagrasses in the United States and Adjacent Waters

Guidelines for the Conservation and Restoration of Seagrasses in the United States and Adjacent Waters
Author: Mark S. Fonseca
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1998
Genre: Coastal ecology
ISBN:

This document presents an overview of the current state of seagrass conservation and restoration in the United States, discusses issues that should be addressed in planning seagrass restoration projects, describes different planting methodologies, proposes monitoring criteria and means for evaluating success, and discusses issues faced by resource managers.