Seagrass is an underwater flowering plant that thrives in clear, sheltered, coastal waters around the world. As well as providing habitat for the marine fauna, seagrass meadows play an important role in the processes and resources of near-shore ecosystems. Coastal degradation of seagrass is prevalent along the metropolitan beaches of Adelaide, a problem common to settled coastal areas around the world, and although evidence from the literature suggests that loss of seagrass beds adversely affects the abundance of some coastal fish species, no quantification of the effect has been attempted. / Thesis (PhDMathematics)--University of South Australia, 2003.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267834 |
| Creators | McArthur, Lynne Caryn. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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