Linking seagrass restoration and replanting to the biology of seagrass survival and growth.

海草是澳大利亚近海海洋生态系统的基础，但由于沿海开发和污染，海草遭受了重大损失。最近，有人提出通过移植形成草甸的海草来恢复海草生境。然而，这些物种体积大，生长缓慢，可再生性计划有限且成本高。该项目将研究选定海草的自然种群和移植种群的增长并建立模型，目的是优化地点、物种和种植设计的选择，并为种植单位的增长制定现实的绩效标准。长远目标是发展大规模机械化种植。

Seagrasses form the basis of productive nearshore marine ecosystems in Australia but major losses have occurred due to coastal development and pollution. Recently, it has been proposed to restore seagrass habitats by transplanting meadow-forming seagrasses. These species are, however, large and slow growing, and rehabiltation programs have been limited and costly. This project will study and model the growth of both natural and transplanted populations of selected seagrasses, with the aims of optimising the selection of sites, species and planting design, and of developing realistic performance criteria for growth of planted units. The long term goal is to develop broadscale mechanical planting.