survey and current state-of-the-art eelgrass transplant methodologies are pre- 

 sented. Two transplanting methods are recommended; however, since neither of 

 these has been tested in a large-scale field program, a preliminary pilot 

 transplant study is also recommended. Estimated transplantation costs for 

 each method are also presented. 



14. BOURN, W.S., "Sea-Water Tolerance of Ruppia rnxvitima L. ," Boyce Thompson 

 Institute for Plant Research, Yonkers, N.Y., Vol. 7, 1935, pp. 249-255. 



15. BROOK, I.M. , "Comparative Macrofaunal Abundance in Turtlegrasses (Thalas- 

 sia testudinum) Communities in South Florida Characterized by a High Blade 

 Density," Bulletin of Marine Science, Vol. 28, No. 1, Jan. 1978, pp. 

 212-217. 



Five high density Thalassia communities (>3,000 blades per square meter), 

 four in South Biscayne Bay and one at Murray Key in the Everglades National 

 Park, Florida, were sampled by suction dredge in April 1973. Macrofaunal 

 abundance ranged from 292 to 10,728 individuals per square meter. It is 

 postulated that a high standing crop of seagrass may not be the primary deter- 

 mining factor in faunal abundance. 



16. BURKHOLDER, P.R., and DOHENY, T.E. , "The Biology of Eelgrass with Special 

 Reference to Hempstead and South Oyster Bays, Nassau County, Long Island, 

 New York," Contribution No. 3, Department of Conservation and Waterways, 

 Hempstead (Long Island), N.Y., 1968. 



This report includes a literature review of the history, biology, asso- 

 ciated fauna, and nutritive values of eelgrass and techniques for transplant- 

 ing and harvesting eelgrass in southeastern Nassau County, New York. 



17. BURRELL, D.C., and SCHUBEL, J.R., "Seagrass Ecosystem Oceanography," 

 Seagrass Ecosystems: A Scientific Perspective, C.P. McRoy and C. 

 Helfferich, eds., Marcell Dekker, Inc., New York, 1977, pp. 195-232. 



This is a review of some aspects of the chemical, geological, and physical 

 oceanography of several seagrass systems. 



18. CAMP, D.K., COBB, S.P., and VAN BREEDVELD, J.F. , "Overgrazing of Sea- 

 grasses by a Regular Urchin, Lytechinus variegatus," Bioscienae, Vol. 23, 

 No. 1, Jan. 1973, pp. 37-38. 



Destruction of offshore seagrass beds by aggregations of the urchin, 

 Lytechinus variegatus , is described for a large area in Dixie County, 

 Florida. The seagrasses affected were primarily turtlegrass (Thalassia 

 testudinum) , with lesser amounts of manateegrass (Syringodium filiforme) and 

 shoalgrass (Diplanthera wrightii) . Approximately 20 percent of the area was 

 damaged by urchin overgrazing. Urchin density averaged 636 individuals per 

 square meter. 



19. CARLTON, J.M. , et al. , "Techniques for Coastal Restoration and Fishery 

 Enhancement in Florida," Florida Marine Research Publication No. 15, 

 Florida Department of Natural Resources Marine Research Laboratory, St. 

 Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 1975. 



Interim guidelines for reestablishment of coastal vegetation are out- 

 lined. Several perennial plants including sea oats and bitter panicgrass are 

 recommended for stabilizing sand dunes; both of these species are currently 



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