The Eelgrass (ZOS) Bioband

Zone

Bio-band Name

Database Label

Colour

Indicator Species*

Physical Description

Exposure
[Description]

Associate Species*

B & C

Eelgrass

ZOS

Bright to dark green

Zostera marina

Commonly visible in estuaries, lagoons or channels, generally in areas with fine sediments.  Eelgrass can occur in sparse patches or thick dense meadows.

VP-SP

Pilayella sp.

Eelgrass (ZOS) is visible in the subtidal zone with a Soft Brown (SBR) band underneath on this Partially Mobile shore in Nichols Bay.

A lush Eelgrass (ZOS) band is located in the lower intertidal and subtidal zones of this Partially Mobile islet shore in Klawock Inlet, Prince of Wales Island.

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Bioarea SECR

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* Indicator Species: The dominant species in a bioband and usually what the bioband is named for (eg. Barnacles = Barnacle bioband or BAR).
  Associated Species: Species commonly found within a given bioband. These are based on known life histories of these species and ground observations. For more detailed information on associated species and regional differences see the Shore Station database (http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/habitat/shorestation/default.htm).