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F/'g. 4.6. Maximum depth (meters mean low water) of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in different parts of Buzzards 

 Bay From Costa (1988a) 



Table 4.6. Eelgrass {Zostera marina) potential habitat area versus present area 

 colonized in Buzzards Bay (adapted from Costa 1988a). 



"Almost all of current eelgrass beds are at or above 3 6m depth (Costa 1988) 

 'Area of beds corrected for percent area colonized (% coverage) 

 'All values estimated, not directly measured 

 n d = not determined 



