Zostera marina is a seagrass species, commonly known as eelgrass, that is found on both coasts of the United States, as well as in Europe. Unfortunately, Zostera is disappearing all over the place, including right here in New York. This could have devastating impacts on animals that rely on eelgrass as foraging grounds, or, as is the case with scallops, use it as a refuge from predation. This is its story, as seen through the eyes of an aspiring graduate student...

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

UPDATE!!!

So we went through my suction samples yesterday, and I found 3 juvenile scallops in total... Nothing spectacular, but it does mean that there was some natural recruitment, which is exciting... Another interesting thing, which was expected, was that the star shaped patches (the patches with the most perimeter) had higher amounts of drift algae and larger numbers of predators, although I haven't run any tests for significance yet... This is good news though, supports the edge effect theory...
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