Within the Swan-Canning estuary, the small species Halophila ovalis (common name paddleweed) dominates – providing approximately 403 ha of seagrass habitat. Monitoring of seagrass for effective management requires the integration of monitoring efforts at different scales.
This report developed measures of seagrass condition at the physiological scale, which respond to individual environmental pressures. This targeted approach to understanding the mechanistic relationships between seagrass response and pressures will allow management policies to be specifically targeted at improving the resilience of seagrass in the Swan- Canning estuary.
