An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California
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RBT56882022-06-06T17:30:40Z An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California Soreana Arellano, Elenea Echeverría Heras, Héctor Franco Bizcaíno, Ernesto Zostera marina tasa de crecimiento foliar estimaciones analíticas Eelgrass growth rates analytical estimations Seagrass beds provide much of the primary production in estuaries; host many fishes and fish larvae, and abate erosion. The present study presents original analytical methods for estimating mean leaf-growth rates of eelgrass (Zostera marina). The method was calibrated by using data collected in a Z. marina meadow at Punta Banda estuary in Baja California, Mexico. The analytical assessments were based on measurements of leaf length and standard regression procedures. We present a detailed explanation of the formal procedures involved in the derivation of these analytical methods. The measured daily leaf-growth rate was 10.9 mm d-1 leaf-1. The corresponding value projected by our method was 10.2 mm d-1 leaf-1. The associated standard errors were of 0.53 and 0.56 mm d-1 leaf-1 respectively. The method was validated by projecting leaf-growth rates from an independent data set, which gave consistent results. The use of the method to obtain the mean leaf growth rate of a transplanted plot is also illustrated. Comparison of our leaf-growth data with previously reported assessments show the significant forcing of sea-surface temperature on eelgrass leaf dynamics. The formal constructs provided here are of general scope and can be applied to equivalent eelgrass data sets in a straightforward manner. Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5688 10.15517/rbt.v56i3.5688 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 No. 3 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 3 – September 2008; 1003–1013 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 Núm. 3 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 3 – Setiembre 2008; 1003–1013 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 N.º 3 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 3 – September 2008; 1003–1013 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v56i3 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5688/5430 Copyright (c) 2008 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Soreana Arellano, Elenea Echeverría Heras, Héctor Franco Bizcaíno, Ernesto |
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Soreana Arellano, Elenea Echeverría Heras, Héctor Franco Bizcaíno, Ernesto An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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Soreana Arellano, Elenea Echeverría Heras, Héctor Franco Bizcaíno, Ernesto |
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Soreana Arellano, Elenea |
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An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, zostera marina (potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern baja california |
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An economical non-destructive method for estimating eelgrass, Zostera marina (Potamogetonaceae) leaf growth rates: formal development and use in northwestern Baja California |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2008 |
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