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- The study introduces a novel method for retrieving marked seagrass blades by using a plastic belt around the marked shoot at the sediment level.
- The new method tested on Zostera marina L. significantly improved recovery rates, achieving up to 100% retrieval while minimizing costs.
- An analysis suggests that this relocation approach does not negatively affect the growth or development of the seagrass.
Article Abstract
This paper presents a new method for the recovery of marked seagrass blades. The introduction of a plastic belt surrounding the marked shoot at a sediment level provided a relocation arrangement which was unloosed by drag forces or grazing. The relocation method was tested on Zostera marina L. It proved to have the advantage of increasing dramatically the number of marked shoots recovered up to 100% while reducing the cost of the procedure to a minimum. An allometric model indicated that the introduced relocation method has no impact on the development of the plant.
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