Reproductive Cycle of the Seagrass in the Ria de Aveiro Lagoon.

Sexual reproduction in seagrasses is essential to increase their resilience towards environmental stressors, but its phenology is still unknown in some regions, limiting our knowledge about the recovery capacity of these ecosystems. In this study, the flowering effort, reproductive phenology, seed production and ability of germination of was studied for the first time in the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, Portugal. Flowering of in the Ria de Aveiro lasts from June to November, reaching a peak between July and August.