Seagrasses are unique plants; the only group of flowering plants to recolonise
the sea. They occur on every continental margin, except Antarctica, and form
ecosystems which have important roles in fisheries, fish nursery grounds, prawn
fisheries, habitat diversity and sediment stabilisation. Over the last two
decades there has been an explosion of research and information on all aspects
of seagrass biology. However the compilation of all this work into one book has
not been attempted previously. In this book experts in 26 areas of seagrass
biology present their work in chapters which are state-of-the-art and designed
to be useful to students and researchers alike. The book not only focuses on
what has been discovered but what exciting areas are left to discover. The book
is divided into sections on taxonomy, anatomy, reproduction, ecology,
physiology, fisheries, management, conservation and landscape ecology. It is
destined to become the chosen text on seagrasses for any marine biology course.
