An ongoing
project at the Horn Point Laboratory focuses on understanding
hydrodynamically-mediated processes in seagrass habitats around the world.
The wave parameters in these studies are quantified using four Coastal
MacroWaves. More examples of some of the lab’s previous projects
involving MacroWaves can be found in the publications listed below.
Some other current projects include the evaluation of coastal
structures such as breakwaters as benefits or detriments to seagrasses.
Koch, E.W.
2002. Impact of boat-generated waves on a seagrass habitat. Journal of
Coastal Research 37:66-74.
Brandt,
L.A. and E.W. Koch. 2003. Periphyton as UV-B filters on seagrass leaves: a
result of different transmittance in the UV-B and PAR ranges. Aquatic
Botany 76:317-327.
Coastal
MacroWave in a seagrass bed