eelgrass

Examples

• All

• Their study concluded that eelgrass meadows were not significant nurseries.

  Academic text (1999)

• Apparently then, the eelgrass disappearance in the bay was not a factor in the perceived decline in blue crab abundance.

  Academic text (1990)

• In the 1930s, eelgrass died in the bay.

  Academic text (1990)

• Studies of eelgrass and sea lettuce are also needed.

  Academic text (1990)

• Locally, there were several fish, shellfish, and eelgrass merchants and shrimp processors.

  Academic text (1996)

• Its edges consisted of wide shallows which had beds of eelgrass, Zostera marina, serving as nursery areas for juvenile fishes.

  Academic text (1990)

• The herring are attracted to shorelines where eelgrass, pier pilings, and rocky shores make good spawning grounds.

  Academic text (2003)

• Eelgrass, red algae, hanging kelp, rocks, shells, pier pilings, and boat bottoms are suitable substrates.

  Academic text (2003)

• The green turtles found refuge in the dense fields of eelgrass that swayed gently in the water.

• The shallow coastal waters are rich in eelgrass, providing essential habitat for numerous marine species.

Synonyms

S

seagrass

vseelgrass

2 5.4

An underwater plant with long leaves that forms dense beds in shallow seas

is one specific member of that broader group rather than the group itself

Z

Zostera marina

vseelgrass

• UK

9.4

A sea plant with long narrow leaves that grows underwater and forms beds where fish and small animals live

is the everyday name used instead of the scientific name

Z

Zostera

vseelgrass

• Specialized

9.9

A sea grass that grows in shallow coastal waters and forms dense underwater meadows

is a single species within that genus rather than the whole group

Compounds

E

eelgrass family

• Specialized

9.5

A group of sea plants, mainly seagrasses, that grow in shallow water

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology