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Table 1 Meta-data used for the seagrass biomass–density relation

From: The biomass–density relationship in seagrasses and its use as an ecological indicator

Species Sources No. obs. Location Latitude
Cymodocea nodosa Agostini et al. [72] 12 Urbinu lagoon, Corsica 42.02
Cymodocea nodosa Duarte and Sand-Jensen [71] 47 Ebro Delta, Spain 40.72
Cymodocea nodosa Sghaier et al. [75] 36 Monastir Bay, Tunisia 35.37
Cymodocea nodosa Peduzzi and Vukovic [74] 17 Golf of Trieste, Italy 45.7
Cymodocea nodosa Cunha e Duarte [73] 5 Ria Formosa, Portugal 37.10
Halodule wrightii Hall et al. [60] 12 Florida Bay, USA 25.14
Halodule wrightii Creed (this study) 992 Multiple sites, American continent –
Posidonia oceanica Terrados and Pons [76] 5 Magaluf, Mallorca Island, Spain 39.30
Posidonia oceanica Terrados and Pons [76] 5 Ses Salines, Mallorca Island, Spain 39.15
Posidonia sinuosa Keulen [77] 14 Shoalwater bay, Queensland, Australia − 22.42
Posidonia sinuosa Collier et al. [78] 18 Cockburn & Warnbro sounds, Western Australia − 32.17
Posidonia sinuosa Fraser and Kendrick [79] 45 Cockburn & Warnbro sounds, Western Australia − 32.17
Syringodium filiforme Hall et al. [60] 2 Florida Bay, USA 25.14
Thalassia hemprichii Larsson [70] 3 Inhaca & Portuguese Islands, Mozambique − 25.9
Thalassia testudinum Hall et al. [60] 197 Florida Bay, USA 25.14
Thalassia testudinum Tamasko and Hall [64] 56 Charlotte Harbour, Florida, USA 26.9
Thalassia testudinum Galegos et al. [65] 30 Cancún, Mexico 21
Thalassia testudinum Enríquez and Pantoya-Reyes [67] 9 Puerto Morales, Cancún, Mexico 20.87
Thalassia testudinum Paynter et al. [68] 3 Punta Cahuita, Costa Rica 9.7
Thalassia testudinum Kaldy and Dunton [66] 20 Laguna Madre, Texas, USA 26.13
Thalassia testudinum Medina-Gómez et al. [69] 6 Bahia de la Ascencion, Mexico 19.7
Zostera japonica Lee et al. [49] 18 Dadae Bay, Geoje Island, Korea 34.43
Zostera japonica Ruesink et el. [55] 20 Stackpole, Willapa Bay, Washington, USA 46.59
Zostera japonica Ruesink et el. [55] 20 Oysterville, Willapa Bay, Washington, USA 46.54
Zostera japonica Ruesink et el. [55] 20 Nahcotta, Willapa Bay, Washington, USA 46.49
Zostera marina Lee et al. [49] 18 Dadae Bay, Geoje Island, Korea 34.43
Zostera marina Olesen and Sand-Jensen [62] 32 North America, Europe & Japan 30 to 56
Zostera marina Kim et al. [57] 46 Seomjin Estuary, South Korea 34.9
Zostera marina Krause-Jensen et al. [56] 766 Oresund strait 55.6
Zostera marina Möller et al. [61] 9 Prangli, Baltic Sea, Finland 59.63
Zostera marina Möller et al. [61] 7 Sõru, Baltic Sea, Finland 58.69
Zostera marina Möller et al. [61] 2 Saarnaki, Baltic Sea, Finland 58.80
Zostera marina Möller et al. [61] 3 Ahelaid, Baltic Sea, Finland 58.74
Zostera marina Ruesink et el. [55] 4 Stackpole, Willapa Bay, Washington, USA 46.59
Zostera marina Ruesink et el. [55] 5 Oysterville, Willapa Bay, Washington, USA 46.54
Zostera marina Ruesink et el. [55] 5 Nahcotta, Willapa Bay, Washington, USA 46.49
Zostera marina Jones et al. [80] 34 British Isles and Nothern Ireland 50.6 to 54.6
Zostera nolti Cabaço et al. [43] 276 Ria Formosa, Portugal 37.10
Zostera nolti Cabaço et al. [45] 16 Ria Formosa, Portugal 37.10
Zostera noltii Garcia-Marín et al. [46] 13 Ria Formosa, Portugal 37.1
Zostera noltii Garcia-Marín et al. [46] 13 Huelva, Spain 37.2
Zostera noltii Garcia-Marín et al. [46] 13 Cadiz, Spain 36.5
Zostera noltii Plus et al. [48] 54 Thau Lagoon 43.4
Zostera noltii Plus et al. [63] 22 Thau Lagoon 43.4
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