Is the seagrass Ruppia cirrhosa a functional surrogate for endangered Zostera capensis
Published: 14 April 2026| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/j6pypjycnp.1
Contributors:
Cloverley Lawrence, , Richard S K Barnes, , Ntando Majola, , , , Description
Seagrass structural metrics (shoot density, leaf length, leaf width, canopy height, above-ground and below-ground biomass, epiphyte biomass) and macrofaunal abundance (morphotaxa-level counts per core) collected from 96 sediment cores in Zostera capensis and Ruppia cirrhosa beds at five sites along the Swartvlei Estuary, South Africa (October/November 2024). Data support the findings reported in Lawrence et al. "Is the seagrass Ruppia cirrhosa a functional surrogate for endangered Zostera capensis? Evidence from macrofaunal assemblages along an estuarine salinity gradient".
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Institutions
- South African National ParksGauteng, Pretoria
Categories
Macrofauna, Seagrass Bed, Morphometrics