Probably due to our
increasingly complex yet still not completely accurate name, few people seem to realize that we
also collect
the literature on our saltier friends, the seagrasses. This little-used body of literature on
seagrasses constitutes
approximately 10% of our collection, or approximately 5,000 references. We plan to increase the
visibility
of the seagrass collection to broader circles of researchers with hopes of increasing the use of the
collection
and possibly finding financial support to continue it. Please feel free to share this newsletter
with any
colleagues working on any aspect of seagrasses.
For those who work in the marine environment, here is a list of the number of references
in the APIRS database on some of the various species of seagrass. The first
number given indicates the number
of citations where the species name is found in the text but not the title of the
reference; the second number
indicates the number of citations where the species name is found in the title of the
reference (e.g., more
specific or relevant references). Of course, many references refer to more than one species of
seagrass.
Zostera - 670 (text), 510 (title) (total=1,180)
Total records in this list: 4,736
Sample keywords that can be used in combination with these plant species include
‘host plants’
(over 700 references), ‘physiology/ photosynthesis’ (over 650 references),
‘reproduction’ (over 300
references), ‘fish$’ (over 300 references), and ‘epiphytes’ (over
250 references). Any keyword may be used
when searching the APIRS database.
The APIRS collection contains hard copies of over ninety percent of
the references listed in the
database, and is available for the free use of researchers. In exchange, we expect those
researchers to
contribute reprints of their published work to APIRS. To access the database,
go to our website at
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/ and click on the Online APIRS
Database link. You must have a telnet application
specified in your Internet browser. To request free searches of the database, contact Karen
Brown
at kpb@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu or use the address on the
back page of this issue. Bibliographies can be printed
and mailed, or sent via e-mail.
Ruppia - 627, 130 (total=757)
Thalassia - 479, 131 (total=610)
Halodule - 429, 67 (total=496)
Syringodium - 307, 33 (total=340)
Halophila - 294, 77 (total=372)
Cymodocea - 195, 62 (total=257)
Posidonia - 176, 238 (total=414)
Enhalus - 92, 5 (total=97)
Phyllospadix - 58, 17 (total=75)
Amphibolis - 55, 18 (total=73)
Thalassodendron - 48, 17 (total=65)