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Table 2. Eelgrass production in Buttermilk Bay compared to estimates of 

 other producers. 



No estimates of salt marsh production were made. 



Production Percent of 



Component (g C y"-'- x 10^) Total 



Phytoplankton 2.4 40 



Eelgrass 1.6 27 



Eelgrass epiphytes 0.7 12 



Drift algae 0.5 8.3 



Macroalgae 0.3 5.0 



Other periphyton 0.5 8.3 



TOTAL 6 . 



