caulerpa taxifolia in moreton bay - Centre for Marine Science ...

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Cymodocea serrulata
Syringodium isoetifolium
0 7 14
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Zostera capricorni
0 7 14
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Caulerpa taxifolia in Moreton Bay
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Figure 20. Shoot density responses of three
seagrass species, A: Cymodocea serrulata;
B: Syringodium isoetifolium; and C: Zostera
capricorni to three different concentrations of
Caulerpa taxifolia extract (error = standard
error of the mean). Different letters at the
end of the graph (a, b) indicate a significant
difference (p < 0.05) according to the
repeated measures ANOVA conducted for
each of the three species.
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b
b
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Control
Low C. taxifolia dose
High C. taxifolia dose
Jane Thomas -31-
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