23
1, 2
3
4
5
8-12, 14, 15
13
16
6
7
Honshu
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Yaeyama Islands
Ryukyu Islands
Kagoshima Bay
Fig. 1.4 General distribution of each seagrass species in Japan. See Table 1.3 for meaning of
number codes
Perennial
Annual
Spring
Spring
Summer
Summer
Fall
Winter
Fall
Winter
Vegetative shoot
Flowering shoots
Fig. 1.5 Life cycle of eelgrass (Zostera marina). The left side shows the annual life cycle of flowering shoots, and the right side illustrates the perennial life cycle of vegetative shoots
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1, 2
3
4
5
8-12, 14, 15
13
16
6
7
Honshu
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Yaeyama Islands
Ryukyu Islands
Kagoshima Bay
Fig. 1.4 General distribution of each seagrass species in Japan. See Table 1.3 for meaning of
number codes
Perennial
Annual
Spring
Spring
Summer
Summer
Fall
Winter
Fall
Winter
Vegetative shoot
Flowering shoots
Fig. 1.5 Life cycle of eelgrass (Zostera marina). The left side shows the annual life cycle of flowering shoots, and the right side illustrates the perennial life cycle of vegetative shoots
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