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Simple Model of Eelgrass Growth and Water Quality: Another Catastrophe Theory?

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Novel Phytoplankton Blooms

Part of the book series: Coastal and Estuarine Studies ((COASTAL,volume 35))

Abstract

Zostera marina Linnaeus, commonly known as eelgrass, has a wide distribution occupying coastal waters in the northern sections of both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans and extending into Arctic seas (Rasmussen, 1977; McRoy, 1969; Aioi, 1980). In New York waters eelgrass is found in the estuarine systems along the south shore of Long Island and in other protected sites (Suda, 1974).

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  1. Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5000, USA

    Akira Okubo

  2. Physical Review, Research Road, Ridge, NY, 11961, USA

    Jennifer Slater

  3. Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5000, USA

    Jennifer Slater

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Okubo, A., Slater, J. (1989). Simple Model of Eelgrass Growth and Water Quality: Another Catastrophe Theory?. In: Cosper, E.M., Bricelj, V.M., Carpenter, E.J. (eds) Novel Phytoplankton Blooms. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75280-3_38

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