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Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This brackish/saline tidal community of the central and northern Atlantic coast is dominated by <i>Ruppia maritima</i>. It occurs in large beds in estuarine bays as well as small patches within brackish tidal creeks. Substrates are sand or muck, and salinity is generally brackish. <i>Ruppia maritima</i> has a wide range of salinity tolerance and overlaps with other species, although generally not in the same locations. Common associates include <i>Zannichellia palustris, Stuckenia pectinata</i>, and <i>Potamogeton perfoliatus</i> in brackish/fresh areas or <i>Zostera marina</i> as waters get deeper and more saline. There can also be a diverse array of macroalgae. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34815-{A1183199-4626-4179-BCFD-A3E99D6C4C00}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 13-May-2002 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688727 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006167
  Translated: Widgeongrass Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation
  Common: North Atlantic Coast Widgeongrass Bed
  Scientific: Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL006167
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(similar) Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Herbaceous Vegetation