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Fluid Dynamics in Seagrass Ecology—from Molecules to Ecosystems

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SEAGRASSES: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGYAND CONSERVATION

Abstract

Fluid dynamics is the study of the movement of fluids. Among other things, it addresses velocity, acceleration, and the forces exerted by or upon fluids in motion (Daugherty et al., 1985; White, 1999; Kundu and Cohen, 2002). Fluid dynamics affects every aspect of the existence of seagrasses from the smallest to the largest scale: from the nutrients they obtain to the sediment they colonize; from the pollination of their flowers to the import/export of organic matter to adjacent systems; from the light that reaches their leaves to the organisms that live in the seagrass habitats. Therefore, fluid dynamics is of major importance in seagrass biology, ecology, and ecophysiology. Unfortunately, fluid dynamics is often overlooked in seagrass systems (Koch, 2001).

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Koch, E.W., Ackerman, J.D., Verduin, J., Keulen, M.v. (2007). Fluid Dynamics in Seagrass Ecology—from Molecules to Ecosystems. In: SEAGRASSES: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGYAND CONSERVATION. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2983-7_8

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