Bird, K.T.Brown, M.S.Henderson, T.T.O'Hara, C.E.Robbie, J.M.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology2010-02-152010-02-151996http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25636p. 153-164Cultures of the estuarine plant Ruppia maritima L. were studied in media where bicarbonate was the source of carbon and contrasted to cultures in media where sucrose was the major source. The purpose of this study was to determine the species-specific requirements for inorganic nutrients such as cytokinin and organic nutrients such as vitamins in an algal culture. Although growth occurred in both media, citokinin was only effective in stimulating growth in the sucrose-based cultures. Vitamin addition was mutually ineffective. The data generated by this study indicates that this sea grass is an opportunistic species and responds best in an inorganic medium.sea grassestuarieswetlandsaquatic plantsrestorationalgal cultureRuppia maritima L.Article