@article {77216,
	title = {Effects of temperature, salinity and seed age on induction of <i>Zostera japonica</i> germination in North America, USA},
	journal = {Aquatic Botany},
	volume = {126},
	year = {2015},
	note = {This paper examines seed germination in the invasive Japanese eelgrass.  {\textquotedblleft}Our results suggest that seasonal pulses of cold temperatures coupled with low salinity may stimulate Z. japonica seed germination. . . However, prolonged exposure to freshwater is likely to result in increased incidence of rotten seeds and poor subsequent seedling survival. Consequently, it would appear that optimum conditions for Z.japonica seed germination consist of cold temperature stratification  with brief pulses of low salinity (<10) conditions followed by a gradual return to higher salinity conditions that favor the development of seedlings and adult plants. This is similar to estuarine salinity dynamics following significant storm events during the wet season in Oregon coastal systems.{\textquotedblright} (p.77-78)},
	month = {2015, Oct.},
	pages = {p.73{\textendash}79},
	keywords = {fecundity, germination. Introduced species, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, reproduction, salinity, water temperature, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2015.06.006},
	author = {Kaldy, James E. and Shafer, Deborah J. and Ailstock, M. Stephen and Magoun, A. Dale}
}
