Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Habitat : Survey and Mapping Methodologies Review

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dc.contributor.authorNew Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Science Advisory Board
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T18:45:31Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T18:45:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractSubmerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), consisting of approximately 60 species worldwide (Green & Short 2007), is found in marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems. SAV populations are composed of rooted, vascular, flowering plants that live and grow primarily below the water surface and include seagrass species found globally in shallow marine and estuarine environments. These submerged communities contribute to one of the most productive ecosystems in the world (Havel 2018), supporting biogeochemical cycling, physical stabilization of sediments, and life cycle habitat needs of multiple aquatic species (Green & Short 2007). SAV provides a nutrient source, nursery area, and critical habitat for commercially and recreationally important fish, benthic, and marine mammal populations (de Boer 2007), including threatened and endangered species.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/74097
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTrenton, N.J. : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science and Researchen_US
dc.subjectNew Jerseyen_US
dc.subjectNew Jersey - Aquatic vegetationen_US
dc.titleSubmerged Aquatic Vegetation and Habitat : Survey and Mapping Methodologies Reviewen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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