GLOSSARY 



ERGOT - a dark, spongy, parasitic mass found on the ovaries of various 

 grasses. 



IRREGULARLY FLOODED - areas of the shoreline which are not covered and 

 uncovered by the rise and fall of the tide on a daily basis, but are 

 subject to flooding during extreme lunar tides or wind setup. Gen- 

 erally, the region between mean high water and the estimated highest 

 tide. 



PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY - the rate at which energy is stored by photosynthe- 

 sizing organisms (chiefly green plants) in the form of organic 

 substances . 



PLANT PROPAGATION - increase in number, or multiplication, of plants to 

 perpetuate the species or variety. Also the process and methods 

 employed by man to promote natural increase in some plants and to 

 bring increase about under conditions when it would not otherwise 

 take place. 



PLUG - a root-soil mass with attached aerial stems of living plants. A 

 type of PROPAGULE. 



PROPAGULE - a plant material such as seeds, SPRIGS, or seedlings used in 

 PLANT PROPAGATION. 



REGULARLY FLOODED - areas of the shoreline which are usually covered and 

 uncovered by the daily rise and fall of the tide. Generally, the 

 region between mean low water and mean high water. 



SPRIG - a part of a plant consisting of at least one node (joint of a 

 stem from which the leaves arise) with attached stems and roots of 

 living plants. A type of PROPAGULE. 



