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ArticleScientific reports2019

A novel adaptation facilitates seed establishment under marine turbulent flows.

Gary A Kendrick, Andrew W Pomeroy, Robert J Orth, Marion L Cambridge, Jeremy Shaw, Lukasz Kotula, Ryan J Lowe

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Gary A KendrickThe University of Western Australia, School of Biological Sciences, 35 Stirling Hwy, 6009, Crawley, W.A., Australia. gary.kendrick@uwa.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-6064
Andrew W PomeroyThe University of Western Australia, Oceans Institute, Crawley, Australia.
Robert J OrthVirginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, 1375 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA, 23062, USA.
Marion L CambridgeThe University of Western Australia, School of Biological Sciences, 35 Stirling Hwy, 6009, Crawley, W.A., Australia.
Jeremy ShawThe University of Western Australia, Centre for Microscopy Characterisation and Analysis, Crawley, Australia.
Lukasz KotulaThe University of Western Australia, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Crawley, Australia.
Ryan J LoweThe University of Western Australia, Oceans Institute, Crawley, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seeds of Australian species of the seagrass genus Posidonia are covered by a membranous wing that we hypothesize plays a fundamental role in seed establishment in sandy, wave swept marine environments. Dimensions of the seed and membrane were quantified under electron microscopy and micro-CT scans, and used to model rotational, drag and lift forces. Seeds maintain contact with the seabed in the presence of strong turbulence: the larger the wing, the more stable the seed. Wing surface area increases from P. sinuosa < P. australis < P.coriacea correlating with their ability to establish in increasingly energetic environments. This unique seed trait in a marine angiosperm corresponds to adaptive pressures imposed on seagrass species along 7,500 km of Australia's coastline, from open, high energy coasts to calmer environments in bays and estuaries.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAlismatalesAquatic OrganismsAustraliaBaysComputer SimulationEcosystemEstuariesHydrodynamicsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningModels, BiologicalSeedsX-Ray Microtomography

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PMID31873181
PMCPMC6928165

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