Record #:

12727

Author(s):

Montgomery, Frank A., Jr.

Abstract:

During the closing days of 1931-1932, a period of time spanning less than 12 months, sea grass disappeared from the North Carolina sounds. Struck by a mysterious parasite, eelgrass disappeared in bodies of water throughout North America, Europe and the Mediterranean. Despite re-plantings of eelgrass to save ecosystems, the sea grass continued to die off until 1937 when it began growing again in the Chesapeake Bay area.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 13, Nov 1961, p11-12, 22, il

Subject(s):

Seagrasses--North Carolina; Ecology and conservation--North Carolina