Thalassia testudinum is the most common phanerogam in the shallow, well illuminated and well protected areas of La Parguera. It reacts indifferently to the substrate, growing in coarse sand as well as in mud. Previous stages in the succession tend, however, to homogenize the substratum, and the end or climax community is usually characterized by a uniform substratum, no matter the stages through which it has passed. The total biomass of the Thalassia community has been determined by the method of pigment extraction, and as a means of reference, the amount of pigment in different sections of the leaves has also been estimated. [...]

Second Meeting Association of Island Marine Laboratories Second Meeting, 17-21 September 1958.-- 3 pages, 2 tables

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