Gulf Coast Research Lab  -  Marine Botany

Chandeleur Islands Seagrasses -
Post Katrina Assessments

SAMPLING METHODS

We sampled the same locations and used the sample processing methods described for April 2006

Fig2: Density of short shoots at 6 survey sites

Fig 3: Biomass of 4 seagrass species and macroalgae at the 6 study locations

Fig 4: Epiphytes of 4 seagrass species at the 6 study locations

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Pictures of 13 April sampling

 

Data from 1998/1999

Data from April 2006

Fig 5: Percent organic epiphytes and leaves of 4 seagrass species at the 6 study locations

Fig1: Maximum height of short shoots at 6 survey sites

Data from September 2006

Fig 1: Percent Cover of seagrass species at the 6 survey sites

No Ruppia was collected

RESULTS: