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Table 1 Instantaneous growth model parameters

From: A model for the biomass–density dynamics of seagrasses developed and calibrated on global data

Species

H0

Instantaneous growth model

Θ

θ

r (max)

r (min)

C. nodosa

0.785

1.052

0.029

− 0.03

H. wrightii

0.785

1.04

0.055

− 0.075

T. testudinum

0.785

0.948

0.065

− 0.065

Z. japonica

0.785

0.966

0.04

− 0.055

Z. marina

0.785

0.836

0.043

− 0.043

Z. noltii

0.785

0.874

0.03

− 0.025

  1. Higher θ mean larger responses of biomass relative to density. The null hypothesis (H0) is the isometric biomass–density growth