Table 4. Average Thalassia testudinum biomasses (g DW m^-2) and short shoot densities (m^-2) in shallow ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Information drawn from [40], except for [38], [4,1], and [42].

Site	Total biomass	Shoot density	Authors
Bahia de la Ascension, Mexico	941 ± 675	592 ± 361	Current study
Puerto Morelos, Mexico (shoreline SAV)	—	1,678 ± 75.6	Enriquez and Pantoja-Reyes [38]
Carrie Bow Cay, Belize	4,116 ± 681	960 ± 250	Koltes et al. [39]
Florida Bay, U.S.A.	48.2	565.7	Hall et al. [41]
Lower Laguna Madre, U.S.A.	750–1,500	700–2,200	Kaldy and Dunton [42]
Cayo Coco, Cuba	931–2,396	755	Alcolado et al. [43]
Discovery bay, Jamaica	1,045.1	—	Gayle and Woodley [44]
Puerto Morelos, Mexico (reef lagoon SAV)	1,219.7	468	Ruiz-Renteria et al. [45]