NAVIGATION
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A classic blowout at Clean Bay illustrating early successional position of H. stipulacea. It is limited here by wave action here, but colonizes on a microscale nearshore (more protected) and further out in in lee of blowouts.
S3 Fig. Photographs illustrating blowout and scarps in seagrass beds at Carriacou.
A. Typical blowout. B. Actively eroding scarp. C. Old scarp, non-eroding; new growth of seagrass on blowout floor and over scarp face.
Sketch prepared after Feb 14, 2016 field work.