I am posting photos of seaweeds, seagrasses and epifauna from around Carriacou taken in Jan-Mar of 2016; a few in the same period in 2017, and 2019; with tentative IDs. Part of a scientific study repeating observations obtained in 1969 and 1994.
Some of the 1969 observations are reported in “Migration” of blowouts in seagrass beds at Barbados and Carriacou, West Indies, and its ...more ↓
I am posting photos of seaweeds, seagrasses and epifauna from around Carriacou taken in Jan-Mar of 2016; a few in the same period in 2017, and 2019; with tentative IDs. Part of a scientific study repeating observations obtained in 1969 and 1994.
Some of the 1969 observations are reported in “Migration” of blowouts in seagrass beds at Barbados and Carriacou, West Indies, and its ecological and geological implications", D.G. Patriquin, 1975. Aquatic Botany, 1(1975) 163-189. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304377075900212
One paper on 2016 observations has been published: Distribution and abundance of the invasive seagrass "Halophila stipulacea and associated benthic macrofauna in Carriacou, Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean" Robert E.Scheibling, David G.Patriquin, KarenFilbee-Dexter in Aquatic Botany
Volume 144, January 2018, Pages 1-8. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304377017301584. Another paper is in preparation.
Most of the observations were located on one of ten transects perpendicular to shore at locations around the island; and/or at one of 17 ten x ten meter "stations" located around the island.
At each station, presence or absence of readily visible epifauna and epiflora species were recorded for each of twelve 50 x 50 cm quadrats and seagrass was collected from three 1/16th m2 quadrats, quadrats distributed randomly within the 10 x 10 m area.
Depths and presence of seagrass and corals by species were recorded on transects.
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Seagrass bed Flora & Fauna of Carriacou, Grenada 2016
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created this project on September 18, 2018
