How to Use eelgrass in a Sentence

eelgrass

noun

• The otters eat the crabs that feed on the sea slugs that consume the algae that kill the eelgrass.
  — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2018
• Thanks to the return of the otters, the amount of eelgrass in Elkhorn Slough has jumped 600 percent in the last three decades.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 4 Nov. 2021
• Grab a mask, then dive down into the eelgrass just two to three miles off shore.
  — al, 16 Oct. 2019
• The eelgrass in the refuge is a magnet for migrating ducks and geese.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
• With this new project, the Navy expects to remove at least 1.6 acres of eelgrass, but will in turn plant 6.1 new acres.
  — Daniel Langhorne, Daily Pilot, 5 Sep. 2019
• So the researchers had a wild idea: Why not reseed the historic eelgrass beds?
  — Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
• The low tide exposes the craggy tops of oyster reefs and the waving tips of eelgrass.
  — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
• The otters eat crabs, which in turn eat invertebrates like sea slugs, which eat the algae that grows on the eelgrass.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 4 Nov. 2021
• The state already has efforts in place to protect its eelgrass habitat.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2021
• The reefs and the eelgrass are the first line of defense against the strong wave action predicted in global warming scenarios.
  — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
• Be careful not to get caught on the eelgrass on either side of the water, and keep a careful eye out for birds, fish, turtles or other wildlife that may be around.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 21 June 2019
• On Wednesday morning an egret perched at the water’s edge, darting into the shallows to hunt small fish flitting among the eelgrass.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 July 2017
• In San Diego, those include marshes, wetlands, mud flats, eelgrass and seagrass beds.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
• Blue carbon refers to coastal habitat such as wetlands, marshes, kelp forests and eelgrass beds that capture and store carbon in soil, plant matter and the sea floor.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2022
• The area is home to extensive eelgrass beds, an essential fish habitat.
  — Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024
• In their search the crabs cut through eelgrass, damaging essential sea life habitats.
  — Andrea Pyenson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2019
• In one of his comments, Patten said Japanese eelgrass reduced the yield of his personal clam bed by half.
  — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 25 Feb. 2018
• In addition to the green bays and ponds, the nutrient loading destroyed all the eelgrass, habitat for the Cape’s signature shellfish and scallops.
  — Keely Larson, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
• Soon new eelgrass meadows spread rapidly on their own; today, new growth covers nearly 13 square miles.
  — Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
• Hoyer and Hjelm instead headed north to the Canadian shoreline where near-shore eelgrass beds were abundant.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022
• For projects that affect tidal or ocean habitat, that may include planting new eelgrass beds or restoring marshland.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2022
• In spring and fall, nearly all of the world’s population of emperor and Pacific black brant geese stop to devour the refuge’s eelgrass beds for sustenance.
  — Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2017
• As the otter population grew, eelgrass and other native species thrived.
  — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 23 Sep. 2019
• On the glass bottom boat tours, visitors have the opportunity to peer through the crystal-clear spring water to see eelgrass and remnants of sunken watercraft below.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 22 July 2019
• In spring and fall, nearly the entire global population of emperor and Pacific black brant geese consume the refuge's eelgrass.
  — Author: Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2018
• Izembek Lagoon holds one of the world’s largest beds of eelgrass, a rich food source for Pacific brant geese, endangered Steller’s eider sea ducks and other migratory birds.
  — Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2022
• The team notes that otters are not the only driving force behind eelgrass genetic diversity.
  — New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• The first, narrow, shady part of the tube run eventually gives way to open expanses with patches of water lettuce and underwater eelgrass swaying with the current.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• Visually, eelgrass ecosystems look different in the Pacific and the Atlantic.
  — Rebecca Dzombak, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022
• In fact, their love of wild celery, or eelgrass, lends itself to the bird’s scientific name of Aythya valisineria, as the Latin word for wild celery is Vallisneria Americana.
  — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024