Figure 4-12. 

 Figure 4-13. 

 Figure 4-14. 

 Figure 4-15. 



Figure 4-16. 



Figure 4-17. 

 Figure 4-18. 

 Figure 4-19. 

 Figure 4-20. 

 Figure 4-21. 



Figure A-1. 

 Figure A-2. 

 Figure A-3. 



Figure A-4. 



Figure A-5. 



Figure A-6. 



Figure A-7. 



Figure A-8. 



Recolonization of eelgrass on two areas on Great 



Neck, Wareham. 



Eelgrass in Buttermilk Bay during various periods. 



Relative migration of a bed boundary in central 

 Butteriiiilk Bay. 



Eelgrass bed area (corrected for percent cover) in 

 Buttermilk Bay and position of central bed margin. 



Eelgrass bed area (corrected for percent cover) on 



the North side of Megansett Harbor from 1943 to 



1981. 



Eelgrass bed area (corrected for % cover) in West 



Falmouth Harbor between 1944 and 1981. 



Eelgrass cover on the eastern shore of Waquoit Bay 



during four periods 



Eelgrass area (corrected for % cover) between 1938 



and 1981. 



One hundred year record of water temperatures in 



Woods Hole. 



Temperature deviation above the long-term mean for 



August and February in Woods Hole for 96 years of 



data between 1880 and 1987. 



Map of Westport showing site names. 



Map of Westport showing eelgrass beds. 



Map of the South Dartmouth (Aliens Pond to Round 



Hill) showing site names. 



Map of the South Dartmouth (Aliens Pond to Round 



Hill) showing eelgrass beds. 



Map of Apponagansett Bay, Dartmouth to New Bedford 



showing site names. 



Map of Apponagansett Bay, Dartmouth to New Bedford 



showing eelgrass beds. 



Map of Fairhaven to Brant Island, Mattapoisett 



showing site names. 



Map of Fairhaven to Brant Island, Mattapoisett 



showing eelgrass beds. 



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