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Zostera spp. - Phyllospadix spp. Temperate Pacific Seagrass Bed Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Zostera spp. - Phyllospadix spp. Temperate Pacific Seagrass Bed Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group consists of marine near-shore beds dominated by macrophytic algae and marine aquatic angiosperms. They are found throughout intertidal zones with clear water in bays, inlets and lagoons in the coastal areas of the North Pacific Coast, from California north through Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and north into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Bristol Bay coasts. Subtidal portions are never exposed, while intertidal areas support species that can tolerate exposure to the air. Common substrates include marine silts, but may also include exposed bedrock and cobble, where many algal species become attached with holdfasts. Stands occur in the subtidal/lower intertidal where the water is clear most of the time to allow for photosynthesis. Substrate is usually marine silts but may be cobble. Beds are dominated by <i>Zostera marina, Phyllospadix scouleri, Fucus distichus, Postelsia palmiformis</i>, and a host of green and brown algae. Adjacent subtidal zones, where rocky substrates are common, support undersea kelp "forest." 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40105-{44986221-613C-4A9E-9773-506BEC8638A0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Nov-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.849088 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G373
  Scientific: Zostera spp. - Phyllospadix spp. Temperate Pacific Seagrass Bed Group