Study species and sampling design
Eelgrass (Z. marina L.) is the most widespread seagrass species of the temperate to Arctic Northern Hemisphere3. It is being developed as a model for studying seagrass evolution and genomics17,19, Marina reveals angiosperm adaptation to the sea. Nature 530, 331–335 (2016).” href=”http://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-023-01464-3#ref-CR21″ id=”ref-link-section-d308022492e2515″>21,49. Z. marina is a foundation species of shallow water ecosystems17 with a number of critical ecological functions including enhancement of fish and crustacean recruitment50, improvement of water quality marina leaf canopies suggest a novel ecosystem function for temperate seagrass beds. Mar. Biol. 168, 149 (2021).” href=”http://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-023-01464-3#ref-CR51″ id=”ref-link-section-d308022492e2534″>51 and the sequestration of ‘blue carbon’52,53.
Eelgrass features a mix of clonal (=vegetative spread of the rhizome system) and sexual reproduction via…
