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Report for Ruppia megacarpa R.Mason

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Family	Ruppiaceae
Genus	Ruppia
Species	megacarpa
Author	R.Mason
Infraspecific
Infraspecfic Author
Pictures
Plant type
Life form	Aquatic Seagrass Herbaceous perennial
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	SW Previously was: empty
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	unknown
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes	Proline
Habitat	A2.61 Seagrass beds on littoral sediments C1.5 Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools Previously was: A2.61 Seagrass beds on littoral sediments
Economic use
Distribution Distribution map provided by GBIF \| Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Distribution (text)	South-west Australia East Australia Waituna Lagoon, New Zealand
Miscellaneous notes	Are more papers on occurence, particularly in Australian waters than are mentioned here.
References	BROCK, MA (1981) ACCUMULATION OF PROLINE IN A SUBMERGED AQUATIC HALPHYTE, RUPPIA L. OECOLOGIA. 51, 2, 217. -219. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Ruppia megacarpa Ruppia polycarpa CONGDON, RA; MCCOMB, AJ (1981) THE VEGETATION OF THE BLACKWOOD RIVER ESTUARY, SOUTHWEST AUSTRALIA. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. 69, 1, 1. -16. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Ruppia megacarpa Carruthers, TJB; Dennison, WC; Kendrick, GA; Waycott, M; Walker, DI; Cambridge, ML (2007) Seagrasses of south-west Australia: A conceptual synthesis of the world's most diverse and extensive seagrass meadows. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY. 350, 1-2, 21. -45. (see details) 19 Plants associated with this reference: Amphibolis antarctica Amphibolis griffithii Halophila australis Halophila decipiens Halophila ovalis Posidonia australis Posidonia coriacea Posidonia ostenfeldii Posidonia sinuosa Posidonia angustifolia Posidonia denhartogii Posidonia kirkmanii Posidonia robertsoniae Ruppia megacarpa Syringodium isoetifolium Thalassodendron pachyrhizum Zostera muelleri Zostera polychlamys Zostera tasmanica Robertson, HA; Funnell, EP (2012) Aquatic plant dynamics of Waituna Lagoon, New Zealand: trade-offs in managing opening events of a Ramsar site. WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 20, 5, 433. -445. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Ruppia megacarpa Ruppia polycarpa Sanders, CJ; Maher, DT; Smoak, JM; Eyre, BD (2019) Large variability in organic carbon and CaCO3 burial in seagrass meadows: a case study from three Australian estuaries. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 616, 211. -218. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Ruppia megacarpa Sim, LL; Chambers, JM; Davis, JA (2006) Ecological regime shifts in salinised wetland systems. I. Salinity thresholds for the loss of submerged macrophytes. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 573, 89. -107. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Ruppia megacarpa Ruppia polycarpa

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