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The Leaf Canopy of Seagrass Beds: Faunal Community Structure and Function in a Salinity Gradient Along the Swedish Coast

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Ecological Comparisons of Sedimentary Shores

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 151))

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The distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina, hereafter Zostera) is mainly concentrated along temperate coasts of the Northern Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, and it is the only seagrass extending into Arctic areas (71°N) (Den Hartog 1970). Eelgrass commonly inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms and forms continuous meadows or patchy beds in non-tidal, intertidal as well as subtidal areas.

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Baden, S.P., Boström, C. (2001). The Leaf Canopy of Seagrass Beds: Faunal Community Structure and Function in a Salinity Gradient Along the Swedish Coast. In: Reise, K. (eds) Ecological Comparisons of Sedimentary Shores. Ecological Studies, vol 151. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56557-1_11

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