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Distributions of shoot and seed of eelgrass Zostera marina, were compared in an eelgrass bed in Okayama Prefecture, the Seto Inland Sea. The former was observed by SCUBA diving on June 4, 1981 and the latter was surveyed by collecting mud samples with a grab-type bottom-sampler on August 17, 1981.
The distributions of shoot and seed were closely related with each other, the points of denser distribution of shoot showing denser distribution of seed. The results suggest that the distribution of seed is an important factor for existence of eelgrass bed. It will be possible to create eelgrass bed artificially by sowing eelgrass seeds at the place where surrounding conditions are suitable.
