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TURTLE GRASS FLAT [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Plant Biology
OBS

turtle grass: (Zostera marina) a submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves that is found in abundance along the No. Atlantic coast.

OBS

flat: a level tract lying a little depth below the surface of water or alternately covered and left base by the tide.

OBS

turtle grass and eelgrass are synonyms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

zostères : herbe marine vivace à feuilles linéaires verdâtres, formant de vastes prairies sous-marines dites "herbiers".

Spanish

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