Leaf growth in the seagrass Syringodium filiforme Kütz

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Fry, B.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Date Issued
1983
Note

Field measurements made during the summer of 1982 in the Indian River lagoon, Florida, showed that Syringodium filiforme Kütz. displays a consistent pattern of growth. The cylindrical leaves lengthen at initial constant rates from a basal region, slow when approaching maturity, and finally cease growing. Elongation rates of individual blades varied by a factor of 3.6, from 0.86 to 3.11 cm day−1, but were usually similar within a factor of 1.5 for leaves growing on the same shoot. Leaf diameter was primarily determined by growth in the basal meristem region and varied from 0.80 to 1.47 mm during growth of an average 40 cm blade.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
9 p.
Subject (Topical)
Seagrasses
Leaves--Growth
Seagrasses--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon)
Identifier
3331848
Additional Information
Field measurements made during the summer of 1982 in the Indian River lagoon, Florida, showed that Syringodium filiforme Kütz. displays a consistent pattern of growth. The cylindrical leaves lengthen at initial constant rates from a basal region, slow when approaching maturity, and finally cease growing. Elongation rates of individual blades varied by a factor of 3.6, from 0.86 to 3.11 cm day−1, but were usually similar within a factor of 1.5 for leaves growing on the same shoot. Leaf diameter was primarily determined by growth in the basal meristem region and varied from 0.80 to 1.47 mm during growth of an average 40 cm blade.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03043770 and may be cited as: Fry, B. (1983). Leafgrowth in the seagrass Syringodium filiforme Kütz. Aquatic Botany, 16(4), 361-368. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(83)90081-5
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #346.
Date Backup
1983
Date Text
1983
DOI
10.1016/0304-3770(83)90081-5
Date Issued (EDTF)
1983
Extension


FAU
FAU
admin_unit="FAU01", ingest_id="ing11812", creator="creator:BCHANG", creation_date="2012-01-12 07:47:59", modified_by="super:FAUDIG", modification_date="2014-02-13 08:11:57"

IID
FADT3331848
Issuance
single unit
Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Fry, B.

creator

Physical Description

pdf
9 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331848
Title Plain
Leaf growth in the seagrass Syringodium filiforme Kütz
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331848
Origin Information

Elsevier B.V.
1983
single unit
Title
Leaf growth in the seagrass Syringodium filiforme Kütz
Other Title Info

Leaf growth in the seagrass Syringodium filiforme Kütz